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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Assiduous

/əs-ĭd'-wəs/ · As·sid·u·ous · IPA /əˈsɪd͡ʒu.əs/
01 a. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.
  1. 1.
    Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.
    “She grows more assiduous in her attendance.” — Addison.
  2. 2.
    Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor.
    “To weary him with my assiduous cries.” — Milton.
Syn. Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted; persevering; laborious; indefatigable.