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sedulously

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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.
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Adv.1.sedulously - in a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
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sedulously [ˈsedjʊləslɪ] ADV → asiduamente, diligentemente


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I thank you, sir;" and the clerk laid the two sheets of paper alongside and sedulously compared their contents.
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My quick-witted attendant fully appreciated the compliment I was paying to the costume of his race, and began more sedulously to arrange the folds of the one only garment which remained to me.
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He remembered how carefully and at what length everything relating to form and procedure was discussed at those meetings, and how sedulously and promptly all that related to the gist of the business was evaded.
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