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- Dictionaryassiduously/əˈsɪdjʊəsli/
adverb
- 1. with great care and perseverance: "leaders worked assiduously to hammer out an action plan"
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Assiduous means showing great care, attention, and effort, or marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application. Learn the etymology, synonyms, example sentences, and related articles of assiduous from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Assiduous means showing hard work, care, and attention to detail. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Assiduously definition: with careful and consistent effort; diligently or tirelessly. See examples of ASSIDUOUSLY used in a sentence.
noun. Word origin. C16: from Latin assiduus sitting down to (something), from assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit. COBUILD frequency band. assiduous in American English. (əˈsɪdʒuəs) adjective. 1. done with constant and careful attention.
It means they're careful, methodical and very persistent. Good detectives are classically assiduous types. Assiduous comes from two Latin words: assiduus, meaning "busy incessant, continual or constant," and assidere, meaning "to sit down to" something.
Definition of assiduously adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something done assiduously is done with care and dedication. If you assiduously count your lemonade stand earnings, you tally up the dimes and quarters very carefully, possibly counting them twice to make sure you get it right.
