INDUSTRIOUS


Meaning of INDUSTRIOUS in English

/ ɪnˈdʌstriəs; NAmE / adjective

( approving ) working hard; busy

SYN hard-working :

an industrious student

►  in·dus·tri·ous·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent. (in the sense skilful, clever, ingenious ): from French industrieux or late Latin industriosus , from Latin industria diligence.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.