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in-DUSTR-ee-uh-s/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/

Industrious means hard-working and diligent: an industrious clerk, industrious revision. Diligent (already in the dictionary) is the close twin; lazy sits opposite. A film crew still waits for the ethics minute.

Meaning

Hard-working and diligent.

Examples

• “An industrious film crew still waits for the ethics minute.”
• “Diligent is already in this course. Hard-working is everyday. A crew is branding. A signature is a file. Sign the minute; then shoot.”

Good to know

Hard-working. Close: diligent (already in the dictionary). Industry ≠ a skipped ethics minute.

Near in meaning

diligent, hard-working, assiduous

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