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How to spell industrious

Industrious is spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-O-U-S.

What it means: Hardworking and diligent.

In a sentence: The busy beaver is very industrious, building his dam all day long. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Same family: industrial, industrialize, industriously, industriousness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Industrious comes from the Latin word 'industria,' meaning 'diligence' or 'zeal.' Over time, English shifted the meaning from general diligence to the idea of someone who works hard and steadily.

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