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assiduous

as·sid·u·ous [ ə síjjoo əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
very careful: showing persistent and hard-working effort in doing something

[Mid-16th century. < Latin assiduus< assidere (see assess), in a late sense "apply yourself"]

as·sid·u·ous·ly adverb
as·sid·u·ous·ness noun

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See careful.

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