sed·u·lous

(sĕj′ə-ləs)

adj.

Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. See Synonyms at diligent.

[From Latin sēdulus, from sēdulō, zealously : sē, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dolō, ablative of dolus, trickery (probably from Greek dolos, cunning; see del- in Indo-European roots).]

sed′u·lous·ly adv.

sed′u·lous·ness, se·du′li·ty (sĭ-do͞o′lĭ-tē, -dyo͞o′-) n.

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sedulous

(ˈsɛdjʊləs)

adj

constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent

[C16: from Latin sēdulus, of uncertain origin]

sedulity, ˈsedulousness n

ˈsedulously adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sed•u•lous

(ˈsɛdʒ ə ləs)

adj.

1. diligent in character or application; persevering.

2. persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.

[1530–40; < Latin sēdulus, adj. derivative of the phrase sē dolō diligently, literally, without guile]

sed′u•lous•ly, adv.

sed′u•lous•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

sedulous - marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

assiduous

diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

sedulous

adjective

Characterized by steady attention and effort:

assiduous, diligent, industrious, studious.

Translations

مُتَواصِل، مُثابِر

vytvrvalý

ihærdig

fleißig

assidu

ástundunarsamur, iîinn

assiduo

uoliai

centīgsneatlaidīgsuzcītīgs

azimliçalışkan

勤奋的坚韧不拔的

sedulous

[ˈsedjʊləs] ADJ → asiduo, diligente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sedulous

adj, sedulously

adv → unermüdlich, unentwegt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sedulous

[ˈsɛdjʊləs] adj (frm) → diligente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sedulous

(ˈsedjuləs) , ((American) -dʒu-) adjective

(of a person or his efforts etc) steady, earnest and persistent. He worked with sedulous concentration.

ˈsedulously adverb

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As they still treated me with the same sedulous attention as before, I was utterly at a loss how to account for their singular conduct.

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I invoke your consideration of the scene--the marble-topped tables, the range of leather-upholstered wall seats, the gay company, the ladies dressed in demi-state toilets, speaking in an exquisite visible chorus of taste, economy, opulence or art; the sedulous and largess-loving garcons , the music wisely catering to all with its raids upon the composers; the melange of talk and laughter--and, if you will, the Wurzburger in the tall glass cones that bend to your lips as a ripe cherry sways on its branch to the beak of a robber jay.

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She wondered what sort of herbs they were which the old man was so sedulous to gather.

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It had been her care which provided me a companion in Clerval-- and yet a man is blind to a thousand minute circumstances which call forth a woman's sedulous attention.

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But far from any such ray of consolation visiting the lost, he stood bare of help and helpers, his portmanteau sequestered in one place, his money deserted in another and guarded by a corpse; himself, so sedulous of privacy, the cynosure of all men's eyes about the station; and, as if these were not enough mischances, he was now fallen in ill-blood with the beast to whom his poverty had linked him!

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Yet there was nothing finicky about their politeness: it had the Public School touch, and, though sedulous, was virile.

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He now begs them to search with most sedulous care,and should any of the same quality be left, forward it to him at once.

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Each male Pawnee was sedulous to omit no one of the strange warriors in his attentions, and of course the ceremony occupied some time.

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There was little change in the cardinal; still dressed with sedulous care, his hair well arranged and curled, his person perfumed, he looked, owing to his extreme taste in dress, only half his age.

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It is well known that she is sedulous in translating Mian Nawaz's aggressive instincts to vehemently oppose the establishment, and that Mian Shehbaz continues to espouse the view that instead of opposition, there should be reconciliation.

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Concurrently, the teachers started working diligently in industrious and sedulous way to earn the good grades, name and fame for their school.

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