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industrious

[ in-duhs-tree-uhs ]
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əs /
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adjective

working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
Obsolete. skillful.

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Words related to industrious

productive, energetic, diligent, conscientious, active, assiduous, burning, busy, dynamic, eager, grind, intent, involved, laborious, operose, perky, persevering, persistent, purposeful, sedulous

Words nearby industrious

industrialism, industrialist, industrialization, industrialize, industrials, industrious, industry, industrywide, indwell, indwelling catheter, indy

Origin of industrious

1525–35; < Middle French industrie “cleverness, skill,” from Old French industrie “contrivance, device,” from Latin industrius “diligent, assiduous”; equivalent to indo-, by-form of in-in-2 + -struus, noun derivative of struere “to arrange, devise, build”

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH industrious

industrial industrious

synonym study for industrious

1. See busy.
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British Dictionary definitions for industrious

industrious
/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs) /

adjective

hard-working, diligent, or assiduous
an obsolete word for skilful

Derived forms of industrious

industriously, adverbindustriousness, noun
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