Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in a sedulous manner;
- Example: "this illusion has been sedulously fostered"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\ (?; 135), a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from
sedere to sit, and so akin to E. sit.]
Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and
persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;
steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.
[1913 Webster]
What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without
the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application
of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such
an end? --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;
unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering.
[1913 Webster] -- Sed"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Sed"u*lous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sedulously
adv 1: in a sedulous manner; "this illusion has been sedulously
fostered"