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assiduously

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as·sid·u·ous  (-sj-s)
adj.
1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: an assiduous worker who strove for perfection. See Synonyms at busy.
2. Unceasing; persistent: assiduous research.
[From Latin assiduus, from assidre, to attend to : ad-, ad- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sidu·ous·ly adv.
as·sidu·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.assiduously - with care and persistence; "she worked assiduously on the senior thesis"


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