Both Uses
diligent
in
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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- An inquiry was set on foot, and after diligent investigation they came upon his traces.†
diligent = hard work and care
- The stories ... were called to mind; and when they had diligently considered them all ... they ... came to the conclusion
*diligently = carefully
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) 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.