Assiduously
constant; unremitting:
-ssiduous reading.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive:
an -ssiduous student.
contemporary examples
he has -ssiduously courted key figures in the republican establishment.
romney rises again mark mckinnon december 15, 2009
he has taken care of the little guy, -ssiduously bringing home federal bucks to his impoverished district.
the photo that could doom the democrats peter beinart february 28, 2010
the -ssistant princ-p-l circles her, arms outstretched as if in a linebacker drill, but -ssiduously avoiding contact.
so many laws, so little time philip k. howard february 16, 2009
four ubs traders, including one manager, -ssiduously worked with other banks to manipulate some libors.
speed read: the juiciest bits from the ubs libor settlement
matthew zeitlin december 18, 2012
the 47-year-old virginian has -ssiduously created an ident-ty for himself as face of the new republican guard.
11 politicians to watch in 2011 samuel p. jacobs january 1, 2011
historical examples
what i have mentioned above of their dressing their heads too -ssiduously, is the case with all the ladies throughout canada.
montreal 1535-1914 under the french rgime william henry atherton
let this portion of the art be especially and -ssiduously cultivated.
the ladies’ work-table book anonymous
he had a genuine talent for administration, and he devoted this talent most -ssiduously to selfish ends.
the american revolution john fiske
several thousand mosquitos are -ssiduously eating the outpost.
punch, or the london charivari, vol. 150, may 10, 1916 various
the month of december was -ssiduously employed in and about the region last mentioned.
memoir of rev. joseph badger elihu g. holland
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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