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Definition of Assiduous

1. Adjective. Marked by care and persistent effort. "Sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

Definition of Assiduous

1. a. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.

Definition of Assiduous

1. Adjective. Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious. ¹

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Definition of Assiduous

1. [adj]

Literary usage of Assiduous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"He was nevertheless a faithful and assiduous pastor, and full of zeal for the religious welfare of his flock. Amone his accomplishments were music and ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"... whose decease had taken place in the month of March previous. In December of the same year she became more widely known as the assiduous nurse of ..."

3. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"... to him during the remaining years of his life, the latter part of which would have been gloomy indeed without her assiduous and loving attendance. ..."

4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"... the King's gamekeepers and huntsmen found the Prince an apt pupil ; the dancing- master pronounced that he was a most elegant and assiduous scholar ..."

5. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"... and conveys the spoil In narrow pathway through the grass; a part With straining and assiduous shoulder push The kernels huge; a part array the file, ..."

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