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industriously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an industrious manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an industrious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they hoed up weeds industriously all morning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English industrious Middle English -ly English -ly English industriously From industrious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: industriosament — industrious manner
  • Finnish: uutterasti — industrious manner
  • Italian: industriosamente — industrious manner
  • Portuguese: industriosamente — industrious manner
  • Russian: усердно (userdno) — industrious manner
  • Russian: старательно (staratelʹno) — industrious manner
  • Russian: прилежно (priležno) — industrious manner
  • Spanish: industriosamente — industrious manner
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