All 3 Uses of
diligent
in
King Lear
- That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in, and the best of me is diligence.†
Scene 1.4diligence = hard work and care
- If your diligence be not speedy, I shall be there afore you.
Scene 1.5 *
- Here is the guess of their true strength and forces By diligent discovery;—but your haste Is now urg'd on you.†
Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) working carefully and steadily with effort and attention to detail
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More specifically in law, diligence or due diligence refers to the care or attention expected by the law in doing something such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
More rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, a diligence is a public stagecoach.