All 4 Uses of
diligent
in
Typical American
- For girls, he knew, were what happened to even the cleverest, most diligent, most upright of scholars; the scholars kissed, got syphilis, and died without getting their degrees.†
Chpt 1.1
- The third week, however, what could happen even to the cleverest, most diligent, most upright of scholars ... happened to him.
Chpt 1.1 *diligent = hard working
- The third week, however, what could happen even to the cleverest, most diligent, most upright of scholars (and he was at least diligent, he allowed) happened to him.†
Chpt 1.1
- How nuli, he observed — how diligent.†
Chpt 2.11
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