sedulous
Meaningbusy
Common meaning: diligent
- sedulbusy, diligentLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1660 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin sēdulus ‘busy, diligent’.
Roots
- sēdulus, -a, -um Latin “busy, diligent”
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