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The meaning of INDUSTRIOUS is constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent. How to use industrious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Industrious.
Industrious definition: working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent. See examples of INDUSTRIOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪnˈdʌs·tri·əs / Add to word list. regularly working very hard: Every employee is expected to be competent and industrious. (Definition of industrious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) industrious | Business English.
industrious. /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ /ɪnˈdʌstriɪs/ IPA guide. If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly. You can have the evening to yourself if you're industrious enough during the afternoon to get your homework and chores done.
Examples of industrious. It was the mark of an efficient and industrious person. Thus, making the grill area of the kiva a nesting spot for one particular, industrious mouse. In contrast to popular opinion, lovers of the grape and grain are often an excessively industrious lot.
Characterized by earnest, steady effort; hardworking; diligent. Webster's New World. Hard-working and persistent; worksome. I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding. Wiktionary. Synonyms: up-and-coming. gumptious. energetic. hardworking. untiring. tireless. eager. dynamic. ambitious. painstaking. operose. laborious. zealous.
Definition of industrious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
industrious in American English. (ɪnˈdʌstriəs) adjective. 1. working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent. an industrious person. 2. obsolete. skillful. SYNONYMS 1. assiduous, sedulous, energetic.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective industrious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDUSTRIOUS. [more industrious; most industrious] : working very hard : not lazy. He is an industrious worker.
