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assiduous

as·si·duous

UK/əˈsɪdjuːəs/ US/əˈsɪd͡ʒuːəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

marked by care and persistent effort

  • “her assiduous attempts to learn French”
  • “assiduous research”
  • “sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles”
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Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin assiduus, from assidere (“to sit down to”), from ad- (“to”) + sedere (“to sit”). Compare sedulous. Cognate (via assidere) to assess.

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