Both Uses of
diligent
in
The Bourne Supremacy
- That was very diligent of you.†
Chpt 18diligent = hard work and care
- and then for courtesy's sake reverting to English to show respect for his host's diligence in learning it.
Chpt 37 *diligence = hard work
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) hard work and care in tasks -- often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties
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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.