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    In·dus·tri·ous
    /inˈdəstrēəs/

    adjective

    • 1. diligent and hard-working: "an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous"
  2. The meaning of INDUSTRIOUS is constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent. How to use industrious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Industrious.

  3. Industrious definition: working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent. See examples of INDUSTRIOUS used in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Define industrious. industrious synonyms, industrious pronunciation, industrious translation, English dictionary definition of industrious. adj. 1. Energetic in application to work or study. See Synonyms at diligent.

  9. If you describe someone as industrious, you mean they work very hard. She was an industrious and willing worker. Synonyms: hard-working , diligent , active , busy More Synonyms of industrious

  10. Definition of industrious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. adjective. formal uk / ɪnˈdʌstriəs / us. Add to word list. Industrious people work hard. industriously. adverb. (Definition of industrious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of industrious. in Chinese (Traditional) 勤勞的,勤奮的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 勤劳的,勤奋的… See more. in Spanish.

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