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     • industrious adjective /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ (approving) working hard; busy synonym hard-working
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   What does industrious mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INDUSTRIOUS definition: 1. An industrious person works hard: 2. An industrious person works hard: 3. regularly working…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if someone comments that you are industrious?

   • Accessed 05 Sep. 2024. loading examples... If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly. You can have the evening to yourself if you're industrious enough during the afternoon to get your homework and chores done.

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   Where did industrious come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective industrious is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for industrious is from around 1487, in a translation by John Skelton, poet. industrious is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French industrieux; Latin industriosus.

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   What is the difference between industrious and sedulous?

   • industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application.

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   What does the adjective industrious mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective industrious , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   industrious. adjective. uk / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / us / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / Add to word list. C2. An industrious person works hard: an industrious worker. She's extremely competent and industrious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Busy and active. abustle. be (as) busy as a bee idiom. be all go idiom. be at work idiom. be back in harness idiom.

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   The meaning of INDUSTRIOUS is constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent. How to use industrious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Industrious.

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   industrious. adjective. us / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / uk / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / Add to word list. C2. An industrious person works hard: an industrious worker. She's extremely competent and industrious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Busy and active. abustle. be (as) busy as a bee idiom. be all go idiom. be at work idiom. be back in harness idiom.

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   Industrious definition: working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent. See examples of INDUSTRIOUS used in a sentence.

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    If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly. You can have the evening to yourself if you're industrious enough during the afternoon to get your homework and chores done.