assiduous
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; meticulous: an assiduous student.
constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
Origin of assiduous
1Other words for assiduous
Opposites for assiduous
Other words from assiduous
- as·sid·u·ous·ly, adverb
- as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun
- un·as·sid·u·ous, adjective
- un·as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun
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How to use assiduous in a sentence
Yang also ran up the score in conservative Jewish precincts of Brooklyn, after an assiduous effort to win Orthodox votes.
The Trailer: "The new Democratic Party": What we learned (and what we don't know yet) from New York's primary | David Weigel | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostAny life, despite the most assiduous biographer’s investigations, remains somewhat of a mystery.
There has been assiduous woo-ing of the political establishment too.
Camilla Will Never Be Queen: Prince Charles Capitulates On Website FAQ | Tom Sykes | November 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWebb was never wild about some of the nitty-gritty aspects of elected office and was not a very assiduous fundraiser.
Olympia Snowe, Jim Webb, Ben Nelson, More Moderate Retiring Senators | Ben Jacobs | February 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs an intern at The Nation in 1989, he was an amiable and assiduous fact-checker of my copy.
But despite her allure, her assiduous assault on New York produced no results.
His assiduous reporting and his smart, passionate commentary have impressed colleagues and readers alike.
She soon gave birth to a daughter, her only child, whom she nurtured with the most assiduous care.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe was not seen again, at least in the flesh, but he became one of the most assiduous frequenters of De Quincey's visions.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierNobody is a greater slave than an assiduous courtier, unless it be a courtier who is more assiduous.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreOnly by an assiduous devotion to the contents of the daily newspapers in their reports of the doings of the socially elect.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsShe had been an assiduous student of the eighteenth century philosophers, and on the whole was a lady of considerable culture.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick Niecks
British Dictionary definitions for assiduous
/ (əˈsɪdjʊəs) /
hard-working; persevering: an assiduous researcher
undertaken with perseverance and care: assiduous editing
Origin of assiduous
1Derived forms of assiduous
- assiduously, adverb
- assiduousness, noun
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