industrious in‧dus‧tri‧ous [ɪnˈdʌstriəs] adjective
always working very hard:
• Mexico has an industrious labour force and enormous natural resources.
— industriousness noun [uncountable] :
• Hong Kong workers are known for their industriousness.
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industrious UK US /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ adjective
► an industrious person works hard: »
Our research shows that employees are almost all industrious and want to do a good job.
industriously adverb
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He worked industriously to save for a down payment on a house.
Financial and business terms. 2012.