ə adjective
1.
diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
2.
persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin sēdulus, adj. derivative of the phrase sē dolō diligently, literally, without guile; replacing sedulious (see sedulity, -ous)
1530–40; < Latin sēdulus, adj. derivative of the phrase sē dolō diligently, literally, without guile; replacing sedulious (see sedulity, -ous)
Related forms
sed·u·lous·ly, adverb
sed·u·lous·ness, noun
un·sed·u·lous, adjective
un·sed·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·sed·u·lous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. constant, untiring, tireless.
1. constant, untiring, tireless.
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| —adj | |
| constant or persistent in use or attention; assiduous; diligent | |
| [C16: from Latin sēdulus, of uncertain origin] | |
| sedulity | |
| —n | |
| 'sedulousness | |
| —n | |
| 'sedulously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
sedulous
1540, from L. sedulus "attentive, painstaking," probably from sedulo (adv.) "sincerely, diligently," from sedolo "without deception or guile," from se- "without, apart" (see secret) + dolo, ablative of dolus "deception, guile," cognate with Gk. dolos.
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