assiduous
3 antonyms for assiduous — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Working hard and steadily at something, especially with great care.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin assiduus, from assidere ('to sit down to'), from ad- ('to') and sedere ('to sit'). Compare sedulous, and note that it is cognate, via assidere, with assess.
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