industriously
industriously adverb: in an industrious manner.
Adverb
industriously (comparative more industriously, superlative most industriously)
- In an industrious manner.
- The people of the village all said, "It could be none but the good-natured Dwarfs, who come by night tripping along with their feet covered with long mantles, as light as birds, and industriously perform for mankind their daily work."1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 95
- Robert had a friend at the Melbourne University, with whom he corresponded industriously.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 125
Forms of industriously
| comparative | more industriously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most industriously |
Origin of industriously
From industrious + -ly.
Questions about industriously
- What does industriously mean?
- Industriously means in an industrious manner.
- What part of speech is industriously?
- Industriously is an adverb.
Words near industriously in the dictionary
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