sedulous
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈsɛdʒələs/
- Formal
:
diligente
- The second Mrs. Eliot has certainly been a most sedulous caretaker of her husband's posthumous career, allowing no official biography and overseeing the printing of his letters, of which she has functioned as co-editor, with all deliberate want of speed.
- the most sedulous
Examples
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The gardener was sedulous in nurturing each plant, ensuring they thrived throughout the season.
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God is put on notice: he must provide for those whom he will govern and judge, and the provisions must be capable of improvement by sedulous respondents to divine command.
Academic text (2018) -
I looked out my classroom window toward the boathouse and the sedulous Sudbury, which had crept higher after summer's starvation.
Blog text (3) -
P183 The allotments that the Calders and their neighbors leased for summer grazing lay along the shoulders of the mountains like patches stitched by some sedulous giant into the darker green of the forest.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her sedulous preparation for the exam paid off when she received the highest score in her class.
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The student's sedulous efforts in completing his project impressed the teachers and earned him praise.
Synonyms
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3.6
To work carefully and try hard to finish tasks
17
3.3
Working hard and carefully to complete tasks
3
7.2
Careful to do things correctly and notice small details
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8.2
Being careful and hardworking, showing steady effort over time
Antonyms
How Diligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
sedulous = sedul + ous
The adjective is formed from the Latin root 'sedul-' plus the English suffix '-ous', but the root is not a productive or recognizable standalone English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from familiar English components.
Etymology
Sedulous comes from the old Latin word sedulus, which meant 'careful' or 'busy'. So a sedulous person works hard and shows steady, careful effort.