industrious
adjective/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/
Frequency rank: #15,858 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
hardworking and diligent; consistently putting in great effort.
Example sentence
My neighbor is very industrious and always finishes her work before the deadline.
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