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sedulous

[ sej-uh-luhs ]
/ ˈsɛdʒ ə ləs /
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adjective

diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.

RELATED WORDS

active, busy, determined, diligent, industrious, laborious, persevering, tireless, hard-working, plugging

Nearby words

  1. seduction,
  2. seductive,
  3. seductively,
  4. seductress,
  5. sedulity,
  6. sedulously,
  7. sedum,
  8. see,
  9. see a man about a dog,
  10. see about

Origin of sedulous

1530–40; < Latin sēdulus, adj. derivative of the phrase sē dolō diligently, literally, without guile; replacing sedulious (see sedulity, -ous)
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British Dictionary definitions for sedulous

sedulous

/ (ˈsɛdjʊləs) /

adjective

constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent
Derived Formssedulity (sɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ) or sedulousness, nounsedulously, adverb

Word Origin for sedulous

C16: from Latin sēdulus, of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for sedulous

sedulous

adj.

1530s, from Latin sedulus "attentive, painstaking, diligent, busy, zealous," probably from sedulo (adv.) "sincerely, diligently," from sedolo "without deception or guile," from se- "without, apart" (see secret) + dolo, ablative of dolus "deception, guile," cognate with Greek dolos "ruse, snare." Related: Sedulously; sedulousness.

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