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English Dictionary: assiduous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assiduous
adj
  1. marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
    Synonym(s): assiduous, sedulous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Assiduous \As*sid"u*ous\, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid[?]re to sit
      near or close; ad + sed[emac]re to sit. See {Sit}.]
      1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive;
            unremitting.
  
                     She grows more assiduous in her attendance.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. Performed with constant diligence or attention;
            unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor.
  
                     To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton.
  
      Syn: Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted;
               persevering; laborious; indefatigable.
               {As*sid"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {As*sid"u*ous*ness}, n.
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