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sedulous.

Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛdjʊ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛd͡ʒələs/General-American
  1. Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.

  2. Of an activity: carried out with diligence.

Where this word comes from

From Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous. Sēdulus is probably derived from sēdulō (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from sē- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dolō (ablative singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).

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