sedulous
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/icons/point.icon BUSY, INDUSTRIOUS, DILIGENT, ASSIDUOUS, SEDULOUS mean actively engaged or occupied.
BUSY chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure.
e.g. too busy to spend time with the children
INDUSTRIOUS implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work.
e.g. industrious employees
DILIGENT suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit.
e.g. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree
ASSIDUOUS stresses careful and unremitting application.
e.g. assiduous practice
SEDULOUS implies painstaking and persevering application.
e.g. a sedulous investigation of the murder
adjective
(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence:
⦅かたく⦆ 勤勉な; 念入りの
e.g. he watched himself with the most sedulous care.
DERIVATIVES
sedulity |səˈjo͞olədē| noun
sedulously |ˈsejələslē| adverb
sedulousness |ˈsejələsnəs| noun
ORIGIN
mid 16th century: from Latin sedulus ‘zealous’+ -ous.