- (a.) Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor.
- (a.) Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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