Words / C2

SED-y-uh-l-uh-s/ˈsedjələs/

Sedulous means showing careful, persistent effort (formal): sedulous attention, a sedulous clerk. Hard-working is everyday; assiduous (already in the dictionary) is the close C2 twin. Scrupulous (already in the dictionary) is careful to be honest, not merely busy. Do not call logo-work sedulous if the fire door is still chained.

Meaning

Showing careful, persistent effort (formal).

Examples

• “Sedulous branding still left the fire door chained.”
• “Hard-working is everyday. Assiduous is the close twin (already in C2). Persistent is wider (already in the dictionary). Careful hours on the wrong object are still the wrong object. A dated check of the exit is the effort that counts. Polish after the lock.”

Good to know

Carefully persistent (formal). Everyday: hard-working. Close: assiduous (already in C2). Contrast: scrupulous (honest exactness — already in C2). Effort on the logo ≠ the exit.

Near in meaning

assiduous

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