sedulity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sedulity
1535–45; < Latin sēdulitās, equivalent to sēdul ( us ) sedulous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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Nor would he have scrupled a moment desiring him to leave the room, had he not prudently determined to guard with the utmost sedulity against raising any suspicions of his passion for Cecilia.
From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny
He did not write very rapidly; and he corrected, both in MS. and in proof, with the utmost sedulity.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George
He worked with exhausting sedulity and expended upon it all the gifts in his power, with the result that his work has taken its places as a classic.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
To the best of their ability the four strove to shield her without her being able to perceive their sedulity.
From The Unwilling Vestal by White, Edward Lucas
Mr. Murray and Mr. Vandenhoff, with great good taste, attended on Sir Walter Scott's right and left, and we know that he has expressed himself much gratified by their anxious politeness and sedulity.
From Chronicles of the Canongate by Scott, Walter, Sir
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