sedulous

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The Word of the Day for May 15 is:

sedulous   \SEJ-uh-luss\   adjective
     1 : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance
    *2 : diligent in application or pursuit

Example sentence:
     Daphne was a sedulous student whose hard work and determination earned her 
a number of college scholarships.

Did you know? 
     No fooling -- the word "sedulous" ultimately comes from the Latin "se 
dolus," which literally means "without guile." Those two words were eventually 
melded into one, "sedulo," meaning "sincerely" or "diligently," and from that 
root developed the Latin "sedulus" and the English "sedulous." Don't let the 
"sed-" beginning mislead you; "sedulous" is not related to words such as 
"sedentary" or "sedate" (which derive from the Latin verb "sedere," meaning "to 
sit"). "Sedulous" types are not the sedate or sedentary sort. They're the 
hardworking types Scottish author Samuel Smiles must have had in mind when he 
wrote in his 1859 book _Self-Help_, "Sedulous attention and painstaking 
industry always mark the true worker."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.




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