Industrious \In*dus"tri*ous\, a. [L. industrius, industriosus:
cf. F. industrieux. See Industry.]
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1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly,
regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not
slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful
and useful labor.
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Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to
the established government. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit
or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious
in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.
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Industrious to seek out the truth of all things.
--Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
industrious
adj 1: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: hardworking,
tireless, untiring]
2: working hard to promote an enterprise [syn: energetic, gumptious,
up-and-coming]
WordNet (r) 2.0
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "industrious":
active, aggressive, ardent, assiduous, busy, conscientious,
constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, dynamic, elaborate,
enduring, energetic, faithful, fervent, hard, hard-working,
hardworking, hustling, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable,
indomitable, insistent, intense, invincible, laborious, lasting,
live, loyal, never idle, never-tiring, obstinate, operose,
painstaking, patient, patient as Job, permanent, perseverant,
persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding,
plugging, preoccupied, rapt, relentless, resolute, sedulous,
single-minded, sleepless, slogging, stable, steadfast, steady,
strenuous, stubborn, tenacious, thorough, thoroughgoing, tireless,
unabating, unconquerable, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping,
unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting,
uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting,
unsleeping, unsparing, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied,
unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, vehement, vigorous,
weariless, zealous
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
energetic, gumptious, hardworking, tireless, untiring, up-and-coming
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