industrious Definition
in·dus·tri·ous (in dus′trē əs)
adjective
- Obsolete skillful or clever
- characterized by earnest, steady effort; hardworking; diligent
Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr industrieux < L industriosus < industria: see industry
industrious Related Forms
in·dus′·tri·ously adverb
in·dus′·tri·ous·ness noun
industrious Synonyms
industrious
modif.
industrious Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
make: According to Lilly, this pale violet star sharpens the understanding, memory, and makes men industrious.
Modifies a noun
- habit: I have known persons of the most industrious habits complain of " the little which they do in a day " .
- man: The deceased was a particulary industrious man, having brought up a large family with scarcely any assistance from the parish.
- poor: The fund provided loans at interest to the industrious poor, who had to provide some form of security for the loan.
- class: But he strongly objected to the transportation of the industrious classes.
- person: She seems to be the most normal one in the family and from all reports is rather a decent and industrious person.
- people: Why not extend the suffrage to the industrious people - the working people.
Modifying Another Word
- very: The farmers here are very industrious - growing crops on every spare piece of land.
- so: I hate killing them - they are so industrious - but their excavations are taking over my garden!
- equally: Turner's prolific research interests made him an equally industrious writer and editor.
- particularly: One thing no one ever called him was lazy, and today's schedule was particularly industrious.
- exceedingly: In climates and regions removed from the tropics only the exceedingly industrious survived.
- immensely: Moreover, 73 several other respondents stressed that Gowan was a highly gifted scientist, scrupulous in his attention to detail and immensely industrious.
Browse dictionary entries near industrious
- ‹ industrio-
- ‹ industrialize
- ‹ industrialist
- ‹ industrialism
- ‹ industrial union
- ‹ industrial-strength
- ‹ Industrial/Scientific/Medical
- ‹ industrial school
- ‹ Industrial Revolution
- ‹ industrial revenue bonds
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- inebriant ›
- inebriate ›
- inebriated ›
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