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sedulous

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sed·u·lous  (sj-ls)
adj.
Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous. See Synonyms at busy.

[From Latin sdulus, from sdul, zealously : s, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + dol, ablative of dolus, trickery (probably from Greek dolos, cunning; see del-2 in Indo-European roots).]

sedu·lous·ly adv.
sedu·lous·ness, se·duli·ty (s-dl-t, -dy-) n.

sedulous [ˈsɛdjʊləs]
adj
constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent
[from Latin sēdulus, of uncertain origin]
sedulity  [sɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ], sedulousness n
sedulously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sedulous - marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
diligent - characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
Translations
sedulous [ˈsedjʊləs] ADJasiduo, diligente

sedulous
adj, sedulously

sedulous [ˈsɛdjʊləs] adj (frm) → diligente
sedulous [ˈsɛdjʊləs] adj (frm) → diligente

sedulous
adj sedulous [ˈsedjuləs, (American ) -dʒu-]
(of a person or his efforts etc) steady, earnest and persistent He worked with sedulous concentration. volgehoue مُتَواصِل، مُثابِر усърден vytrvalý ihærdig fleißig εργατικός, ευσυνείδητος, επίμονος asiduo järeleandmatu, kangekaelne ساعي hellittämätön assidu שַׁקדָן परिश्रमी, अध्यवसायी marljiv, vrijedan szorgalmas tekun ástundunarsamur, iðinn assiduo 勤勉な 근면한 uolus, stropus centīgs; uzcītīgs; neatlaidīgs tekun; bersungguh-sungguh ijverig iherdig staranny, gorliwy assíduo stă­ruitor прилежный, усердный vytrvalý, usilovný marljiv istrajan trägen, oförtruten, flitig ขยัน; หมั่นเพียร çalışkan, azimli 勤奮的 старанний, наполегливий مستقل مزاج cần mẫn
adv sedulously
volgehoue بِتَواصُل، بِمُثابَرَه прилежно vytrvale ihærdigt fleißig επίμονα, ευσυνείδητα asiduamente järeleandmatult با پشتكار hellittämättömästi avec assiduité בְּשַקדָנוּת marljivo, vrijedno szorgalmasan dengan tekun með iðni con assiduità 勤勉に 끈기있게 uoliai, stropiai centīgi; uzcītīgi; neatlaidīgi dengan tekun ijverig iherdig gorliwie assiduamente cu asiduitate прилежно, усердно vytrvalo marljivo istrajno träget, oförtrutet, flitigt อย่างขยัน; อย่างอุตสาหะ gayretle azimle 勤奮地 старанно, наполегливо محنت سے cần mẫn


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