Tuesday word: Assiduous

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Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021

Assiduous (adjective)
as·sid·u·ous [uh-sij-oo-uhs]

adjective
1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.

OTHER WORDS FROM ASSIDUOUS
as·sid·u·ous·ly, adverb
as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun
un·as·sid·u·ous, adjective
un·as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun

WORDS RELATED TO ASSIDUOUS
diligent, exacting, indefatigable, laborious, scrupulous, zealous, active, attentive, busy, constant, eager beaver, grinding, industrious, persevering, plugging, sedulous, steady, studious, unflagging, untiring

See synonyms for: assiduous / assiduously / assiduousness on Thesaurus.com

OTHER WORDS FOR ASSIDUOUS
1. studious, diligent, sedulous.
2. continuous, tireless, persistent.

OPPOSITES FOR ASSIDUOUS
1, 2. inconstant, lazy.

Origin: First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin assiduus, equivalent to assid(ere) “to sit near or beside, dwell close to” (see assess) + -uus adjective suffix; see -ous

HOW TO USE ASSIDUOUS IN A SENTENCE
Yang also ran up the score in conservative Jewish precincts of Brooklyn, after an assiduous effort to win Orthodox votes.
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Any life, despite the most assiduous biographer’s investigations, remains somewhat of a mystery.
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There has been assiduous woo-ing of the political establishment too.
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Webb was never wild about some of the nitty-gritty aspects of elected office and was not a very assiduous fundraiser.
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