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industriously, adv.|ɪnˈdʌstrɪəslɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an industrious manner.
†1. With intelligent or skilful work; skilfully, cleverly, ingeniously. Obs.
1523Skelton Garl. Laurel 851 The noble Pamphila..Habillimentis royall founde out industriously. 1647W. Browne tr. Polexander i. 26 The first part was full of little Chambers, so industriously built that they seemed to be cut out of the Rocke it selfe. Ibid. 28 The seeling was of a hollow mirror, made of many Venice glasses, so industriously joyned together, that [etc.].
2. With painstaking work; carefully, studiously, zealously, persistently; often in bad sense: with evil pertinacity.
1575–85Abp. Sandys Serm. (Parker Soc.) 212 Let us cast off all hinderances, and strive industriously unto that salvation which is set before us. 1670Clarendon Contempl. Ps. Tracts (1727) 608 The rankest pleasures which are industriously applied to the corruption of human nature. 1709Addison Tatler No. 96 ⁋3 It has been industriously given out..that John Partridge is dead. Ibid. ⁋7 Several have industriously spread abroad, That I am in Partnership with Charles Lilly. 1716S. Sewall Diary 5 Oct. (1882) III. 105 Govr., Lt. Govr. laid their hands on the Bible, and kiss'd it very industriously. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 437 A notion industriously propagated by the Romish clergy. 1871Morley Voltaire (1886) 8 Industriously shouting the cry of a church. 1883Gilmour Mongols xviii. 212 In the act of disrobing, prayers are said most industriously.
†3. Of set purpose; with design; intentionally, designedly. (= L. de industria.) Obs.
1611Shakes. Wint. T. i. ii. 256 If industriously I play'd the Foole, it was my negligence, Not weighing well the end. 1642Howell For. Trav. (Arb.) 30 But here, shee seemes to have industriously, and of set purpose studied it. 1674T. Turnor Case Bankers & Creditors Concl. 33 There be many things which possibly I have forgot, and some things which I have perhaps industriously omitted. 1774J. Bryant Mythol. II. 431 His horns are industriously so placed as to form two lunettes. 1816G. S. Faber Orig. Pagan Idolatry III. 244 The three pyramids of Egypt have been industriously built upon the first hill between Cairo and the western bank of the Nile.
4. With steady application to work; diligently, assiduously, laboriously.
1611Cotgr. Industrieusement, industriously; diligently..laboriously. 1663Cowley Verses & Ess., Ode Orinda's Poems, But thou industriously hast sow'd and till'd The fair, and fruitful field. 1781W. Blane Ess. Hunt. Pref. (1788) 10 If he..chuses to be idly busy rather than industriously so. 1859Smiles Self-Help ii. 41 He worked away industriously employing a few hands. |