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Webster 1828 Edition


Assiduously

ASSID'UOUSLY

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adv.
Diligently; attentively; with earnestness and care; with regular attendance.

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assiduously

assiduously

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Adverb

assiduously (comparative more assiduously, superlative most assiduously)

  1. In an assiduous manner; diligently, industriously.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
    • 2003, Matrix Reloaded, The Architect
      While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.

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