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sedulously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\, a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from sedere to sit and so akin to E. sit.] Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; assiduous; as the sedulous bee. What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such an end? --L'Estrange. Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious; unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering. -- {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv -- {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sedulously adv : in a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
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