Both Uses of
diligent
in
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
- He performed this task well, and there is no reason to suppose that at that time he was other than a diligent member of his Department.
Chpt 20 *diligent = hard working
- Fiedler was asking all the questions now, and the members of the Tribunal were writing diligently in the files before them.†
Chpt 20
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