Word of the Day for Thursday, September 24, 2009
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assiduous \uh-SIJ-oo-uhs\, adjective:
assiduous \uh-SIJ-oo-uhs\, adjective:
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1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive.
1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive.
2. Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, "assiduous labor."
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Through his assiduous study of the far left radical, socialist, and communist writers during his youth, the B.O. had prepared the best he could for his eventual accession to the President of the United States of America!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Assiduous is from Latin assiduus, "constantly sitting near; hence diligent, persistent," from assidere, "to attend to," from ad-, "towards, to" + sedere, "to sit."
Assiduous is from Latin assiduus, "constantly sitting near; hence diligent, persistent," from assidere, "to attend to," from ad-, "towards, to" + sedere, "to sit."
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