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assiduous Definition


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assiduous
adj
    1. Hard-working.
      Thesaurus: diligent, persevering, conscientious, attentive, industrious, dedicated, indefatigable, unflagging, hard-working, devoted; Antonym: negligent.
    2. Done carefully and exactly.
Derivative: assiduously
adverb
    Derivative: assiduousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin assiduus sitting down to, and hence, persistent.



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