industrousadj.
/ɪnˈdʌstrəs/, U.S. /ᵻnˈdəstrəs/ Now historical and rare.
= industrious adj. (in various senses).In later use often in representations of uneducated speech.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > careful or painstaking
peniblec1375
industrious1531
painful1531
hoful1565
industrous1570
laboriose1680
painstakinga1685
troublesome1818
1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. xii. f. 388v To the Mechanicall, witty, and industrous deuiser, new maner of inuentions, & executions in his workes will (with small trauayle for fete application) come to his perceiueraunce and vnderstanding.
1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 84 b Painefull and industrous souldiors.
1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells iv. 214 The Second to the Third is like industrous, And as degreed, 'tis more and more illustrous.
1694 E. Settle Triumphs London 7 Jason..was in reality an Industrous Merchant that equipt his Ship the Argonaut, and by Traffick and commerce carry'd off the Golden Fleece.
1762 E. Innis Let. 27 July in H. Bouquet Papers (1942) Ser. 21648 2nd Pt. 26 John Woods..was generally Lookd upon to be an Honest Industrous Person.
1839 Educ. Mag. Nov. 432 He lays the main stress..upon leading the children to right actions and industrous habits from right, that is, Christian motives.
1872 G. Rose Mrs. Brown & New Liquor Law 44 Them as is industrous won't never come to that I'm sure.
1927 Virginia Law Reg. 13 477 The Catholics were so industrous in sequestering the property of the realm and converting the same into tax-exempt possessions that the King had not sufficient left for the due maintenance of the crown.
2000 E. Donoghue Slammerkin (2002) iv. 143 My poor Mary will make a good sarvant being quick and industrous.
Derivatives
inˈdustrously adv. = industriously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > intention > [adverb]
willesOE
with one's willc1175
willes and waldesc1225
adviselya1325
wittinglya1340
wilfullyc1374
witting1377
a-purposea1382
of purpose (also (out) of (a) (set) purpose)a1382
wilfulc1381
willingly1402
of intention1430
knowingly1435
advisedlyc1449
deliberately1471
purpensely1472
purposely1495
prepensedly1496
purpensedly1496
purposedlya1540
proposely?1550
studiously1567
on (also upon) purpose1569
on set purpose1569
of industry1575
affectedly1582
premeditatelya1595
deliberatively1598
consultively1599
intentionallya1673
affectionally1603
by (also out of, on, upon) design1603
intentionately1609
industriouslya1616
perpensedly1624
intendedlya1641
unspontaneously1640
industrously1643
consultedly1645
consideringly1647
designedly1652
premeditatedly1653
wittily1653
intendingly1678
premeditatinglya1679
self-consciously1685
propensely1694
thinkingly1705
accidentally on purpose1711
affectionatelya1716
prepensely?1725
systematically1744
advertently1745
systemically1761
reflectively1775
purposefullya1854
meaningly1867
aimfully1870
purposively1878
designingly1879
proposedly1887
1643 Humble Petition Inhabitants of Berkes 10 To waste the wealth..industrously gotten, of that flourishing City.
1721 London Gaz. No. 5932/2 All which..were industrously set on Fire.
1754 Whitehall Evening-post 22–25 June The Venetians, according to their ordinary Custom, and their well known Prudence, industrously avoid entering into any Party.
1832 Gospel Anchor 7 Dec. 355/1 During his absence, a report was industrously circulated that he had fled to avoid an interview.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1570