Assiduous
constant; unremitting:
-ssiduous reading.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive:
an -ssiduous student.
contemporary examples
but despite her allure, her -ssiduous -ssault on new york produced no results.
how desiree landed her gig sandra mcelwaine august 10, 2010
as an intern at the nation in 1989, he was an amiable and -ssiduous fact-checker of my copy.
britain’s new political dynasty norman birnbaum september 30, 2010
there has been -ssiduous woo-ing of the political establishment too.
camilla will never be queen: prince charles capitulates on website faq tom sykes november 11, 2012
his -ssiduous reporting and his smart, p-ssionate commentary have impressed colleagues and readers alike.
introducing beast books tina brown january 21, 2010
historical examples
but a time came when the lover, monopolised by other cares, perhaps by other intrigues, was no longer so -ssiduous.
juliette drouet’s love-letters to victor hugo louis guimbaud
i think samoval is becoming too attentive and too -ssiduous.
the snare rafael sabatini
possibly he was as -ssiduous in his duties as modern university athletes in their studies; the neglect was merely comparative.
henry viii. a. f. pollard
she was as pleasant as her husband, and i paid her an -ssiduous court.
the memoires of casanova, complete jacques casanova de seingalt
during his residence here, he was known as an -ssiduous collector of historical data.
sixty years in southern california 1853-1913 harris newmark
bellon was an -ssiduous hackney writer and translator of the day.
the works of aphra behn aphra behn
adjective
hard-working; persevering: an -ssiduous researcher
undertaken with perseverance and care: -ssiduous editing
adj.
1530s, from latin -ssiduus “attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant,” from -ssidere “to sit down to,” thus “constantly occupied” at one’s work; from ad “to” (see ad-) + sedere “to sit” (see sedentary). the word acquired a taint of “servility” in 18c. related: -ssiduously; -ssiduousness.
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