assiduously

[ uh-sij-oo-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. with careful and consistent effort; diligently or tirelessly:

   The Department of Health is still working assiduously with the schools to prevent further spread of the disease.

2. constantly; ceaselessly:

   He referred to the boys assiduously as “gentlemen.”

Other Words From

• un·as·sid·u·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of assiduously¹

assiduous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

As with the finest box sets, the production team has rendered the original contents with considerable fidelity, affording the recordings with greater definition while being assiduously careful about maintaining the artist’s five-decade-old vision.

From Salon

We have seen over the last eight years how journalists for prestige publications have assiduously normalized Donald Trump.

From Salon

Wachs, who was not well-liked by certain colleagues, nevertheless landed on his feet, winning reelection after he assiduously wooed his new constituents.

From Los Angeles Times

In the period when Lindbergh made those statements, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and his staff were assiduously planning an aerial attack on Pearl Harbor.

From Salon

In November 2020, lawyers for the bereaved told the public inquiry that companies "assiduously and cynically manufactured or provided products which they knew or suspected to be dangerous, in pursuit of profit".

From BBC

Related Words

• carefully
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• comprehensively
• conscientiously
• earnestly
• efficiently
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• intensely
• intensively
• meticulously
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• scrupulously
• very
• wholly