sedulous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

marked by care and persistent effort
- "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

Adj

Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
Of an activity: carried out with diligence.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous. Sēdulus is probably derived from sēdulō (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from sē- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dolō (ablative singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives).

Synonyms

assiduous, diligent, hard-working, industrious, notable, painstaking, sedulous, worksome

Scrabble Score: 9

sedulous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sedulous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sedulous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

sedulous is a valid Words With Friends word