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assiduously

assiduously

5 7.7
To do something carefully and with steady effort
  • adverb
  • /əˈsɪdʒuəsli/
translation icon : asidua y diligentemente
  • She worked assiduously on her thesis, paying attention to every detail to ensure it was the best it could be.
  • worked assiduously
  • assiduously cultivated
  • assiduously courted

I, I very assiduously read to my children and get them to read and make books a big part of, of life.

Examples

  • For the next two years, he worked assiduously at the beginnings of a biography of James.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Masip served the Republic assiduously through his work for different newspapers.

    Academic text (2018)
  • And, and, and so I, I read it very assiduously and, and, and try to make sense out of these things.

  • I I very assiduously read to my children and get them to read and make books a big part of, of life.

  • As a matter of fact, he had assiduously prepared for it.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Both worked assiduously to bring out the meaning and importance of the Palestine question.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For several years now, Russia has worked assiduously to divide European countries on the question of missile defense.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The library, needless to say, is visited assiduously; the prison is clean and the dormitories show the feminine touch.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Rwanda's assiduously constructed ethnic divide exploded in 1994, eliciting studied indifference by the United States.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Since ascending the High Bench in 1986, Justice Scalia has assiduously and consistently pursued a textualist jurisprudence.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

thoroughly
vsassiduously
259 3.5

To do something completely and carefully

includes that completeness but highlights ongoing persistence and care
diligently
vsassiduously
38 4.1

In a careful and steady way that shows hard work

emphasizes both careful attention and long continued persistence
meticulously
vsassiduously
32 8.3

With great care and close attention to small details

keeps the same careful focus but adds continual persistence
tirelessly
vsassiduously
27 3.5

In a way that shows steady energy and does not slow down

adds careful focused attention to the sustained energy described
painstakingly
vsassiduously
20 6.0

With great care and attention to small details

adds ongoing persistence and sustained attention to that careful work
doggedly
vsassiduously
8 6.7

In a way that shows strong determination and keeps trying without giving up

keeps the persistence but places more weight on careful attention
scrupulously
vsassiduously
7 6.9

Act in a very careful and honest way that notices small details

shares detailed care but focuses more on persistent effort than morals
studiously
vsassiduously
6 5.0

To do something carefully and with full attention while learning

applies the same care and adds steady persistence across tasks
conscientiously
vsassiduously
5 5.4

To do something carefully because you feel responsible

adds persistent attention and continued careful effort to duty
industriously
vsassiduously
1 3.7

To work very hard and carefully

stresses careful attention as well as continued effort
arduously
vsassiduously
1 7.8

In a way that needs great effort and long hard work

focuses more on careful attention and steady persistence than on difficulty
indefatigably
vsassiduously
  • Formal
1 8.5

Without getting tired and not giving up

shares nonstop effort but stresses careful attention as well as stamina
unflaggingly
vsassiduously
7.2

In a way that keeps working without getting tired

matches constant effort but emphasizes deliberate careful attention too

Antonyms

20 1.0

In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention

4 6.6

In a careless way without proper care or attention

How Diligent

diligently
38 4.1
assiduously
5 7.7
carelessly
20 1.0
negligently
4 6.6

Surface Forms

assiduously positive

Morphology

assiduously = assiduous (transparent) = assiduous + ly

A regular adverbial formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'assiduous', preserving its meaning of careful, persistent action.

Etymology

The word assiduously comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and sedere ('to sit'), so it originally meant 'to sit at' a task. So, to do something assiduously is to work on it with steady care and attention, staying with it without stopping.