sedulous
Adjective Satellite
- marked by care and persistent effort
- "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"
Adj
- Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
- Of an activity: carried out with diligence.
Adjective
- Showing dedication and diligence in effort.
Examples
- His sedulous approach to word finding often resulted in impressive bingos.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous. Sēdulus is probably derived from sēdulō (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from sē- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dolō (ablative singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).
Synonyms
assiduous, diligent, hard-working, industrious, notable, painstaking, sedulous, worksome
Scrabble Score: 9
sedulous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsedulous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sedulous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary