sedulously

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sedulously

  1. Applying constant and enduring effort to a task or course of action; in a sedulous manner.
    • 1827, Maria Elizabeth Budden, 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.
    • 1980, Douglas, William O., The Court Years 1939–1972:
      That court would sedulously avoid meeting contentious issues and would sit in resplendent dignity aloof from the issues of the day.
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