Word family noun industrialist industrialism industrialization industry adjective industrial industrialized industrious verb industrialize adverb industrially industriously
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishindustriousin‧dus‧tri‧ous /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ adjective WORK HARDsomeone who is industrious works hard SYN hard-working —industriously adverbExamples from the Corpus
industrious• Most of the students I knew at college were serious and industrious.• The Omanis are industrious people, striving to make their country prosperous.From Longman Business Dictionaryindustriousin‧dus‧tri‧ous /ɪnˈdʌstriəs/ adjective always working very hardMexico has an industrious labour force and enormous natural resources. —industriousness noun [uncountable]Hong Kong workers are known for their industriousness. 