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industriousUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in dus′trē əs)
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industrious
- industrial ‘industrious’ An industrious person works very hard. He was industrious and always trying to improve himself. Michael was an intelligent, industrious man. ‘industrial’ Don't use ‘industrious’ to describe things related to making goods in factories. Use industrial. They have increased their industrial production in recent years. The company is located in an industrial zone to the east of the city. Forum discussions with the word(s) "industrious" in the title: Despite <my being> industrious - English Only forum
diligent / industrious - English Only forum Eliza sat cold, [impassable], and assiduously industrious - English Only forum How to describe an industrious person - English Only forum industrious about something - English Only forum industrious part of a town? - English Only forum Jane is very industrious. <by contrast/ in contrast>, Molly~ - English Only forum Not that they are cruel, these industrious men - English Only forum such boys <who / as / that >are industrious. - English Only forum These industrious Japanese - English Only forum through industrious reading of his own - English Only forum
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