Hypertext Webster Gateway: "assiduously"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Assiduous \As*sid"u*ous\, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit
near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.]
1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive;
unremitting.
She grows more assiduous in her attendance.
--Addison.
2. Performed with constant diligence or attention;
unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor.
To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton.
Syn: Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted;
persevering; laborious; indefatigable.
{As*sid"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {As*sid"u*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
assiduously
adv : with care and persistence; "she worked assiduously on the
senior thesis"
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