I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of striven to strive
1. : conflict , contest , rivalry
there were strenuous strivings for place, profit, promotion, and power — D.C.Mearns
2. : a straining effort
these works cost him mighty strivings and struggles through long years — Abram Chasins
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of striven to strive
: marked by strenuous effort, rivalry, or conflict
• striv·ing·ly adverb