sed|u|lous

sed|u|lous
sed|u|lous «SEHJ u luhs», adjective.
hard-working; diligent; painstaking: »

The most sedulous friend of union…was Benjamin Franklin (George Bancroft). The laziest will be sedulous and active where he is in pursuit of what he has much at heart (Jonathan Swift).

SYNONYM(S): industrious, assiduous, persevering, untiring.
[< Latin sēdulus (with English -ous) < sē dolō diligently; (literally) without deception; sē, for sine without, dolō, ablative of dolus guilt, deceit]
sed´u|lous|ly, adverb.
sed´u|lous|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sed´u|lous|ly — sed|u|lous «SEHJ u luhs», adjective. hard working; diligent; painstaking: »The most sedulous friend of union…was Benjamin Franklin (George Bancroft). The laziest will be sedulous and active where he is in pursuit of what he has much at heart… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sed´u|lous|ness — sed|u|lous «SEHJ u luhs», adjective. hard working; diligent; painstaking: »The most sedulous friend of union…was Benjamin Franklin (George Bancroft). The laziest will be sedulous and active where he is in pursuit of what he has much at heart… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lous — aceph·a·lous; achlo·ro·phyl·lous; acid·u·lous; acoe·lous; adac·ty·lous; am·moph·i·lous; am·phib·o·lous; am·phi·coe·lous; am·phi·con·dy·lous; an·e·moph·i·lous; an·gu·lous; an·iso·dac·ty·lous; an·iso·phyl·lous; anom·a·lous; anom·a·lous·ly;… …   English syllables

  • sed — con·vul·sed·ly; mo·las·sed; SED; sed·en·tar·ia; sed·en·tar·i·ae; sed·en·tar·i·ly; sed·en·tar·i·ness; sed·en·tary; sed·en·ta·tion; sed·i·men·tal; sed·i·men·tar·i·ly; sed·i·men·tate; sed·i·men·ta·tion; sed·i·men·ta·tion·ist; sed·i·men·to·log·i·cal; …   English syllables

  • sedulous — sed·u·lous …   English syllables

  • sedulously — sed·u·lous·ly …   English syllables

  • sedulous — sed•u•lous [[t]ˈsɛdʒ ə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) diligent in character or application; persevering 2) persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery[/ex] • Etymology: 1530–40; < L sēdulus, adj. der. of the phrase sē dolō diligently, lit.,… …   From formal English to slang

  • sedulous — sed|u|lous [ sedʒələs ] adjective VERY FORMAL working or trying very hard ╾ sed|u|lous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sedulousness — sed·u·lous·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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