Literary notes about Arduously (AI summary)
The adverb "arduously" conveys a sense of relentless, often painstaking effort, whether in physical labor or mental exertion. It frequently appears to intensify the depiction of hard work, as when men are described toiling for days to make bricks [1] or when a committee's month-long labor on military plans is detailed [2]. Authors also employ the term to emphasize the slow, grueling process behind creative or philosophical achievements, such as the arduous pursuit of self-improvement or intellectual endeavors [3], [4]. In some portrayals, the word highlights the strenuous efforts involved in overcoming natural challenges or societal obstacles, reinforcing the idea that significant progress is hard-won through continuous, often taxing effort [5], [6].
- The three men toiled arduously for two days on the brick making.
— from The Forbidden Trail by Honoré Morrow - After labouring arduously for a month, the committee reported the plan of military operations that carried the American armies through the revolution.
— from A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of Washington and Patrick Henry With an appendix, containing the Constitution of the United States, and other documents by L. Carroll (Levi Carroll) Judson - The modest degree of literary reputation that makes this autobiography acceptable from a publisher's point of view has been won slowly and arduously.
— from Philip Gilbert HamertonAn Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Eugénie Hamerton - The conception of human equality before the law is not a congenital endowment, but an accomplishment, arduously acquired and easily forfeited.
— from The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Julian Hawthorne - For one long hour, with a full body and an empty head, I had sat there stalking sleep as artfully and as arduously as huntsman ever stalked a deer.
— from The Man Who Couldn't Sleep by Arthur Stringer - From the beginning of time Nature has labored arduously toward the consummation of this purpose.
— from The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
