Sedulously vs Eagerly - What's the difference?
sedulously | eagerly | Related terms |
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 :
Sedulously is a related term of eagerly.
As adverbs the difference between sedulously and eagerly
is that sedulously is applying constant and enduring effort to a task or course of action; in a sedulous manner while eagerly is in an eager 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.