All 4 Uses of
diligent
in
David Copperfield
- By the by'; he laid down his knife and fork, which he had been using with great diligence, and began feeling in his pockets; 'I have a letter for you.'†
Chpt 28-30
- I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without...
Chpt 40-42 *diligence = hard work and care
- This, at the time I write, has been proved, I believe, to be the case; but, as it would have been flat blasphemy against the system to have hinted such a doubt then, I looked out for the penitence as diligently as I could.†
Chpt 61-62
- I found, on glancing at the remaining contents of the newspaper, that Mr. Micawber was a diligent and esteemed correspondent of that journal.†
Chpt 63-64
Definition:
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(diligent as in: she is diligent) hard work and care in tasks -- often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties