Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Diligently.
- Constant in study or effort to accomplish what is undertaken; attentive and persistent in doing anything; industrious; assiduous.
- Steadily applied; prosecuted with care and constant effort; careful; painstaking: as, make diligent search.
- Synonyms Active, sedulous, laborious, persevering, indefatigable, unremitting, untiring, painstaking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
- adjective Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Performing with intense concentration, focus,
responsible regard.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
- adjective characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Thus, in the example -- "He writes _well_," the adverb shows the manner in which the writing is performed; in the examples -- "He is remarkably diligent" and "He works very faithfully," the adverbs modify the adjective _diligent_ and the other adverb _faithfully_ by expressing the degree of diligence and faithfulness.
How to Speak and Write Correctly Joseph Devlin
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 10 Graphic Novels And The Shocking Reasons They Frequently Come Under Fire (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 15 Iconic Movies Based On Banned Books (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 15 Iconic Movies Based On Banned Books (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 15 Iconic Movies Based On Banned Books (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
Banned Books Week 2010: 10 Graphic Novels And The Shocking Reasons They Frequently Come Under Fire (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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We must remain diligent and protect our freedom to read.
American Library Association: Banned Books Week 2010: 15 Iconic Movies Based On Banned Books (PHOTOS) American Library Association 2010
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But a goodly heritage has no worth save in diligent hands.
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Are those who call themselves by his name diligent in the work to which he put his blessed hands?
Cast Adrift 1847
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He's known as a diligent captain who frequently conducted emergency drills including what to do in case of a pirate attack.
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