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adjective
- 1. diligent and hard-working: "an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous"
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adjective. us / ɪnˈdʌs·tri·əs / Add to word list. regularly working very hard: Every employee is expected to be competent and industrious. (Definition of industrious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) industrious | Business English.
Industrious definition: working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent. See examples of INDUSTRIOUS used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of industrious, an adjective that describes someone who is constantly or regularly active or occupied. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for industrious.
industrious. /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ /ɪnˈdʌstriɪs/ IPA guide. If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly. You can have the evening to yourself if you're industrious enough during the afternoon to get your homework and chores done.
Examples of industrious. It was the mark of an efficient and industrious person. Thus, making the grill area of the kiva a nesting spot for one particular, industrious mouse. In contrast to popular opinion, lovers of the grape and grain are often an excessively industrious lot.
Industrious means working very hard or diligently. It can also mean skillful or clever, but this meaning is obsolete. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of industrious.
Definition of industrious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
