Diligent
adjective
Careful and persistent in work
“The most diligent cadet in the year, she never left the archive before the candles burned out.”
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What does diligent mean?
Commonly confused with
- NotEasily distracted
- NotReluctantly obedient
- NotCasually indifferent
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