adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] With close or constant application, sedulously.
1627. J. Forbes, in Quiver (1880), 301/1. I prayed also assiduously that it would please Him to root out of my heart and soul every root of bitterness and unbelief.
1753. Smollett, Ct. Fathom (1784), 183/1. His sister assiduously attended him in his recovery.
1855. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., III. 425. He set himself assiduously to drill those new levies.
