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Definition of sedulous in English: sedulousadjective ˈsɛdjʊləsˈsɛdʒələs (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence. (人,行为)坚忍不拔的,勤勉的,孜孜不倦的 he watched himself with the most sedulous care 他照顾自己无微不至。 Example sentencesExamples - He was the most sedulous flycatcher in American history, and by long odds the most successful.
- The Kirk's most senior staff, such as its principal clerk and its general treasurer (both of them sedulous and diligent men) have no control over these boards and departments.
- Certainly, no one should think about playing the sedulous ape to him.
- There are no tasks which require the conscientious and painstaking effort of sedulous monographers.
Synonyms diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking, searching, close, elaborate, minute, studious, rigorous, particular religious, strict pedantic, fussy
Derivativesnoun sɪˈdjuːlɪtisəˈdʒulədi As nationalist iconographer, Rivera touted progressive agendas he deemed crucial to Mexico's future and linked the nation's twentieth-century wherewithal to the savvy, science, and sedulity of its ‘high’ ancestral civilizations.
adverb ˈsɛdjʊləsliˈsɛdʒələsli He combined cultural Englishness with political cosmopolitanism, and detested political personality cults while sedulously cultivating a public image of himself. Example sentencesExamples - Despite the mythology, sedulously disseminated by the complicit Scottish media, there never was a pro-devolution consensus.
- Clearly in light of the comments throughout, the element of confidentiality is essential to the maintenance of the relationship and is one which the community wishes to sedulously foster.
- Not doubting that this was really the shadow of the planet, I immediately applied myself sedulously to observe it.
- In our accelerated world of time, we seek desperately to harness whatever we can and try even harder to use it sedulously.
noun ˈsɛdjʊləsnəsˈsɛdʒələsnəs
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin sedulus 'zealous' + -ous. Definition of sedulous in US English: sedulousadjectiveˈsɛdʒələsˈsejələs (of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence. (人,行为)坚忍不拔的,勤勉的,孜孜不倦的 he watched himself with the most sedulous care 他照顾自己无微不至。 Example sentencesExamples - Certainly, no one should think about playing the sedulous ape to him.
- There are no tasks which require the conscientious and painstaking effort of sedulous monographers.
- The Kirk's most senior staff, such as its principal clerk and its general treasurer (both of them sedulous and diligent men) have no control over these boards and departments.
- He was the most sedulous flycatcher in American history, and by long odds the most successful.
Synonyms diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, assiduous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, scrupulous, painstaking, searching, close, elaborate, minute, studious, rigorous, particular
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin sedulus ‘zealous’ + -ous. |