Sedulously vs Assiduously - What's the difference?
sedulously | assiduously |
Applying constant and enduring effort to a task or course of action; in a sedulous manner.
* 1827 , Maria Elizabeth Budden,
* 1914 , Joyce, James, Dubliners, "An Encounter":
* 1980 , Douglas, William O., The Court Years 1939–1972 :
In an assiduous manner.
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As adverbs the difference between sedulously and assiduously
is that sedulously is applying constant and enduring effort to a task or course of action; in a sedulous manner while assiduously is in an assiduous manner.sedulously
English
Adverb
(en adverb)Nina, An Icelandic Tale, page 15:
- When the neighbours saw Mirbel thus sedulously adorning herself, they quickly discovered that she had ceased to think of her father—that she had ceased to mourn for him.
- We bought some biscuits and chocolate which we ate sedulously as we wandered through the squalid streets where the families of the fishermen lived.
- That court would sedulously avoid meeting contentious issues and would sit in resplendent dignity aloof from the issues of the day.
assiduously
English
Adverb
(en adverb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
- While it remains a burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.