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[ in-duhs -tree-uh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
Obsolete . skillful.
Origin of industrious 1525–35; <Middle French industrie “cleverness, skill,” from Old French industrie “contrivance, device,” from Latin industrius “diligent, assiduous”; equivalent to indo-, by-form of in- in-2 + -struus, noun derivative of struere “to arrange, devise, build”
SYNONYMS FOR industrious 1 assiduous, sedulous, energetic.
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synonym study for industrious 1 . See busy.
OTHER WORDS FROM industrious in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun non·in·dus·tri·ous, adjective non·in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
non·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun su·per·in·dus·tri·ous, adjective su·per·in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb su·per·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun un·in·dus·tri·ous, adjective un·in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
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Example sentences from the Web for industrious The Moravians were an industrious , inventive, highly organized, devout people who valued education for all.
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There were plenty of lovable, responsible, industrious “good role models” for my parents to try to push on me.
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Empire, Rhodes seemed to think, was just the honest result of industrious work.
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Some industrious Chelyabinsk citizen has already offered to sell a piece of the meteor for a souvenir.
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These "little brown men" are industrious , patient, cheerful, obliging.
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What was your impression of Lee on that score, was he industrious or not?
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The ancients believed this industrious little creature possessed of almost human intelligence.
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She liked to have her own way; but had sterling qualities, being neat, faithful, and industrious .
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But even the Impressionists, earnest and industrious as they are, will not do.
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British Dictionary definitions for industrious adjective hard-working, diligent, or assiduous
an obsolete word for skilful
Derived forms of industrious industriously , adverb industriousness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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