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.

Nearby words

seducer, seduction, seductive, seductress, sedulity, sedulous, sedum, see, see a man about a dog, see about, see after

Origin of sedulous

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

SYNONYMS FOR sedulous

1 constant, untiring, tireless.

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Related forms

sed·u·lous·ly, adverbsed·u·lous·ness, nounun·sed·u·lous, adjectiveun·sed·u·lous·ly, adverb

un·sed·u·lous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for sedulously

For the greater part of the day he had been sedulously fighting against a new and unaccustomed state of mind.
The Tempting of Tavernake|E. Phillips Oppenheim
It is deeply interesting to the spiritual mind to mark how sedulously the Spirit of God, in Rom.
Notes on the Book of Genesis|Charles Henry Mackintosh
Rachel with a sickle-shaped tool was sedulously brushing the crumbs from the damask into a silver tray.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett
Hence all straggling hairs are sedulously and constantly eradicated.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan

These amiable hints and innuendoes, sedulously buzzed around, were not long in reaching the object of them.
'Tween Snow and Fire|Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for sedulously

sedulous

/ (ˈsɛdjʊləs) /

adjective

constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent

Derived Forms

sedulity (sɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ) or sedulousness, nounsedulously, adverb

Word Origin for sedulous

C16: from Latin sēdulus, of uncertain origin

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