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Meanings of
industrious
in English
Characterized by hard work and perseverance.
tireless
untiring
hardworking
Related terms
diligent
Working hard to promote an enterprise.
energetic
gumptious
up-and-coming
Related terms
enterprising
Usage of
industrious
in English
1
The
industrious
would get no more for their labor than the idle.
2
The obnoxious counties were the most populous and most
industrious
in Scotland.
3
The natives who live in the coast regions are intelligent and
industrious
.
4
I think the
industrious
GeekDad community could design that cost downwards significantly.
5
So
industrious
a class of inhabitants does not exist in the world.
6
He was
industrious
but improvident; he made money and he lost it.
7
He was trained to
industrious
habits, and in the fear of God.
8
No idlers or beggars were allowed a place in the
industrious
commonwealth.
9
Anne has often been described as the royal family's most
industrious
member.
10
Never fear, ma chere; the same
industrious
Louis will make things comfortable.
11
So Pepin; save only that he is
industrious
while I was idle.
12
The brilliant
industrious
young surgeon on the other end gasped and whistled.
13
These turbans give the room the appearance of an
industrious
Turkish harem.
14
It was like Cowperwood to be
industrious
and tasteful, even in prison.
15
The
industrious
bees go to bed much earlier than the roving wasps.
16
The learned and
industrious
Sir Robert Sebald has very much augmented it.
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industrious
Adjective
Frequent collocations
most industrious
very industrious
industrious man
industrious people
so industrious
More collocations
Industrious
through the time
Industrious
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common