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industrious

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in·dus·tri·ous  (n-dstr-s)
adj.
1. Assiduous in work or study; diligent. See Synonyms at busy.
2. Obsolete Skillful; clever.
in·dustri·ous·ly adv.
in·dustri·ous·ness n.
industrious
Adjective
hard-working
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Adj.1.industriousindustrious - characterized by hard work and perseverance
hardworking, untiring, tireless
diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
2.industrious - working hard to promote an enterprise
gumptious, up-and-coming, energetic
enterprising - marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
industrious
adjective hard-working, diligent, active, busy, steady, productive, energetic, conscientious, tireless, zealous, laborious, assiduous, sedulous << OPPOSITE lazy
Translations
Spanish industrious [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs] adj (gen) → trabajador(a); [student] → aplicado
French industrious [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs] adj → travailleur/euse
German industrious [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs] adj → fleißig
Italian industrious [ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs] adj → industrioso/a, assiduo/a
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Here is one of the finest scholars, one of the most original men of genius, and one of the most industrious of the literary profession of our country, whose temporary suspension of labor, from bodily illness, drops him immediately to a level with the common objects of public charity.
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OF two Writers one was brilliant but indolent; the other though dull, industrious.
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Here, not merely the river itself, but every rivulet flowing into it, was dammed up by communities of industrious beavers, so as to inundate the neighborhood, and make continual swamps.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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