rigorous

n rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline s

a pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline s practicing great self-denial

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky s used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) s filled with melancholy and despondency s characterized by profanity or cursing s suggestive of sexual impropriety s belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy s morally rigorous and strict s causing dejection