industrious
working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent: an industrious person.
Obsolete. skillful.
Origin of industrious
1synonym study For industrious
Other words for industrious
Opposites for industrious
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
- su·per·in·dus·tri·ous, adjective
- su·per·in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
- un·in·dus·tri·ous, adjective
- un·in·dus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with industrious
- industrial, industrious
Words Nearby industrious
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How to use industrious in a sentence
I say this in the piece, that a not particularly industrious 16-year-old possesses the power to surveil on a level formerly reserved for the KGB.
In the real world, wild animals are extra industrious — and not because of human prodding.
While the Pritom 7-inch tablet is a far cry from the dignified and industrious iPad, this budget-priced Android tablet for kids can accomplish the basics such as watching YouTube and playing games.
Best tablet for kids: Ignite creativity and learning at every age | Billy Cadden | July 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAfter all, that’s how all these sites came to exist in the first place, by industrious Americans driving upon nature and rutting back and forth until the turf was flat enough for a good night’s rest.
My industrious father and grandfather both retired at 70 and, perhaps to their surprise, enjoyed it.
After covering everything for 52 years, it’s time to see what I missed | Thomas M. Boswell | May 7, 2021 | Washington Post
The Moravians were an industrious, inventive, highly organized, devout people who valued education for all.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were plenty of lovable, responsible, industrious “good role models” for my parents to try to push on me.
An Ode to Angry Asians: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Suey Park | Arthur Chu | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEmpire, Rhodes seemed to think, was just the honest result of industrious work.
Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon | Nick Romeo | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause it lacks the stylish voice of a hard-boiled detective noir, it sometimes feels coldly industrious.
This Week’s Hot Reads: July 29, 2013 | Jessica Ferri, Damaris Colhoun | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCorruption is so endemic that one industrious Czech started a corruption safari bus tour.
Czech Republic's President Might be Tried for Treason | David Frum | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA good neighbour and a regular church-goer, honest and industrious—let us hope that these qualities will be taken into account.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieAn industrious housewife, she hummed the hymns of contentment and peace from morning till evening.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThere must be something wrong with a social system which permits one idle peer to ruin hundreds of industrious producers.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAn offer which Jane received from a very honest, industrious, and thrifty jeweler, aroused anew a mother's maternal solicitude.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHe complained that he had gone to see a great prince, and had found only an industrious shipwright.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for industrious
/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs) /
hard-working, diligent, or assiduous
an obsolete word for skilful
Derived forms of industrious
- industriously, adverb
- industriousness, noun
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