sedulous
pronunciation
How to pronounce sedulous in British English:
UK [ˈsedjʊləs]
How to pronounce sedulous in American English:
US [ˈsedʒələs]
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- Adjective:
- marked by care and persistent effort
Word Origin
- sedulous (adj.)
- 1530s, from Latin sedulus "attentive, painstaking, diligent, busy, zealous," 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 Greek dolos "ruse, snare." Related: Sedulously; sedulousness.
Example
- 1. She is as gifted as sedulous .
- 2. The sedulous teller differentiated a humdrum story about the smart satellite .
- 3. Sedulous and studious , strong enterprise and responsibility .
- 4. She wondered what sort of herbs they were which the old man was so sedulous to gather .
- 5. She wondered what sort of herbs they were , which the old man was so sedulous to gather .