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Word of the Day 10:
sedulous
1540, from L. sedulus "attentive, painstaking," probably from sedulo (adv.) "sincerely, diligently," from sedolo "without deception or guile," from se- "without, apart" (see secret) + dolo, ablative of dolus "deception, guile," cognate with Gk. dolos.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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We have too many damn books. Fully half the boxes I packed today were books. We are in a two-bedroom apartment and moving into a 3 bedroom house... and are already plotting to buy more bookcases...
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