diligent• As a pastor he was diligent and although iconoclastic, he defended the clergy against outside attack.• As an example of unconsciouswealth Ely cited an obedient, diligent, and faithfulson.• They have a powerfulcultural drive to achieve, which makes them extremely diligent, effective and reliable workers.• It took some curious and diligent minds, and sometimes even some courage.• It is uncharacteristically diligent of a minister to seek precisely to understand what money spent will accomplish.• I know all of you are hardworking, diligent people, and I respect you for that.• After years of diligentresearch, he had concluded that this was the only copy still in existence.• The book required ten years of diligent research.• Tony is a very diligent student.
Origindiligent
(1300-1400)FrenchLatin, present participle of diligere“to put high value on, love”