[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

industrious \indus"trious\, a. l. industrius, industriosus:
   cf. f. industrieux. see industry.
   1913 webster
   1. given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly,
      regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not
      slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful
      and useful labor.
      1913 webster

            frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to
            the established government.           --sir w.
                                                  temple.
      1913 webster

   2. steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit
      or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious
      in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.
      1913 webster

            industrious to seek out the truth of all things.
                                                  --spenser.
      -- indus"triously, adv. -- indus"triousness, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
industry indus"triously indus"triousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

industrious
     adj 1: characterized by hard work and perseverance syn: hardworking,
             tireless, untiring
     2: working hard to promote an enterprise syn: energetic, gumptious,
         up-and-coming
see also:
hardworking tireless untiring energetic gumptious up-and-coming 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

91 moby thesaurus words for "industrious":
   active, aggressive, ardent, assiduous, busy, conscientious,
   constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, dynamic, elaborate,
   enduring, energetic, faithful, fervent, hard, hard-working,
   hardworking, hustling, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable,
   indomitable, insistent, intense, invincible, laborious, lasting,
   live, loyal, never idle, never-tiring, obstinate, operose,
   painstaking, patient, patient as job, permanent, perseverant,
   persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding,
   plugging, preoccupied, rapt, relentless, resolute, sedulous,
   single-minded, sleepless, slogging, stable, steadfast, steady,
   strenuous, stubborn, tenacious, thorough, thoroughgoing, tireless,
   unabating, unconquerable, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping,
   unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting,
   uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting,
   unsleeping, unsparing, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied,
   unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, vehement, vigorous,
   weariless, zealous

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