sedulous

  • 61se|du|li|ty — «sih DOO luh tee, DYOO », noun. sedulous quality; sedulous application or care …

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  • 62sed´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… …

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  • 63sed´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… …

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  • 64sed|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… …

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  • 65Assiduous — As*sid u*ous, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. [1913 Webster] She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison.… …

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  • 66Assiduously — Assiduous As*sid u*ous, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. [1913 Webster] She grows more assiduous in her attendance.… …

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  • 67Assiduousness — Assiduous As*sid u*ous, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. [1913 Webster] She grows more assiduous in her attendance.… …

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  • 68Diligent — Dil i*gent, a. [F. diligent, L. diligens, entis, p. pr. of diligere, dilectum, to esteem highly, prefer; di = dis + legere to choose. See {Legend}.] 1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent …

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  • 69Intent — In*tent , a. [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intense}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; said of the mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self improvement. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the… …

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  • 70sedulity — noun Date: 1542 sedulous activity ; diligence …

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