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Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-sij-oo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɪdʒ u əs



Definition of assiduously

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin assiduus "attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant," from assidere "to sit down to," thus "constantly occupied" at one's work; from ad "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The word acquired a taint of "servility" in 18c. Related: Assiduously; assiduousness.
  • As in thoroughly : adv exhaustively
  • As in industriously : adv diligently
  • As in backwards and forwards : adv in detail
  • As in laboriously : adv diligently
  • As in busily : adv actively; intently
  • As in hard : adv with determination
Example sentences :
  • In the cave he made her a second couch, and tended her assiduously.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Which are the divinities by mortals most assiduously adored?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Let this portion of the art be especially and assiduously cultivated.
  • Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
  • Several thousand mosquitos are assiduously eating the outpost.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 » by Various
  • And he was assiduously backing up the claims he had made to his chief.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • The island belongs to the people, who cultivate it assiduously.
  • Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson
  • He has been assiduously cultivating the germs in his laboratory.
  • Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
  • He had not loved Clara, though, for the sake of her money, he had courted her so assiduously.
  • Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
  • “Happy is that people,” among whom these are assiduously cherished.
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • She practised these accompaniments every afternoon, as assiduously as any school‑girl.
  • Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier

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