industriously
English
[edit]Etymology
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From industrious + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]industriously (comparative more industriously, superlative most industriously)
- In an industrious manner.
- 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 95:
- The people of the village all said, "It could be none but the good-natured Dwarfs, who come by night tripping along with their feet covered with long mantles, as light as birds, and industriously perform for mankind their daily work."
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 125:
- Robert had a friend at the Melbourne University, with whom he corresponded industriously.
Translations
[edit]industrious manner
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