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diligent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | persevering |
| Derivation | diligence |
a diligent (or patient) worker.
diligent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | diligence |
a diligent detective investigates all clues.
a diligent search of the files.
Examples of diligent
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Out-of-state schools or private universities require still more diligent saving.
From the forbes.com
Yesterday, he praised his former political rival as a smart and diligent leader.
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Meghan is a diligent student and always earns top grades in each of her classes.
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In slow times, be diligent about where and how your marketing dollars are spent.
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Gone are the days when diligent time and plentiful money took a tune to the top.
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She is very diligent in what she has a deep passion for, and art is one of them.
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We have to be watchful and diligent about how and where we spend taxpayer money.
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You are awarded this Barnstar for diligent protection of the rules of Wikipedia.
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It takes between four and eight hours of diligent spycraft to solve the mystery.
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- Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
- Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
- (diligently) with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
- (diligence) conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- (diligence) persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
- (diligence) application: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
- Diligence is a zealous and careful nature in one's actions and work, exemplified by a decisive work ethic, budgeting of one's time, monitoring one's own activities to guard against laziness, and putting forth full concentration in one's work. Diligence is usually promoted in work places. ...
- (Diligence (vehicle)) A stagecoach is a type of four-wheeled closed coach for passengers and goods, strongly sprung and drawn by four horses, usually four-in-hand. ...
- (diligence) conscientiousness or determination or perseverance when doing something; One of the seven contrary virtues, opposite the vice of sloth; A public stage-coach. (19th century, now used only in reference to France or other European countries including Great Britain.)
