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Meanings of assiduous in English

Marked by care and persistent effort.

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Examples for "sedulous"
Examples for "sedulous"
1
Never the sedulous, they pay exorbitantly for all manner of prestidigital endeavours.
After the Rain : how the West lost the East
2
So the days follow one another very much alike-studious, cheerful, sociable, sedulous.
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) / 1809-1859
3
Together with the greenbottles, she is sedulous in her attendance on my pans.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
4
He is no sedulous governess restraining and correcting the wayward steps of men.
God, the Invisible King
5
I was getting, in my quiet way, rather sedulous and self-reproachful about you.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
Usage of assiduous in English
1
For only through assiduous repetition is it possible to redistribute skewed tendencies.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
2
Mr. Wilkes was very assiduous in helping him to some fine veal.
Boswell's Life of Johnson / Abridged and edited, with an introdu...
3
From loving friends he received the ministrations of tender and assiduous care.
Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01
4
Ye have rendered many services, and been very assiduous in your labors.
God Passes By
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After several minutes of assiduous toil she raises her head and asks:
Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian
6
Kindness is not earnest, it is not assiduous it is not revered.
Tender Buttons / Objects—Food—Rooms
7
By assiduous prayer and holy meditation she obtained wonderful lights from heaven.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
8
You have seen him to-night and his assiduous attention to another woman.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
9
Excited and assiduous, Hannay thought, beyond all proportion to the trivial affair.
The Helpmate
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With these priestly functions he united an assiduous devotion to his saints.
Life of Luther
11
She led her classes through assiduous application, rather than brilliancy of mind.
Blue Bonnet in Boston; or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
12
My week-end shadowers are a trifle less assiduous, but Boko is suspicious.
The Double Traitor
13
Besides, it was useless; no practice had come from his assiduous attendance.
The Web of Life
14
The planets, needless to say, were the objects of Herschel's assiduous attention.
The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers / Sir Willia...
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She was a charming companion, as well as a most assiduous doctor.
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life
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I shall ask you, therefore, to be assiduous in your observations.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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