diligent

Phonetic

US /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/UK /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

Translations

ADJPerforming with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Variants

    Examples

    • whom he describes as diligent, tough, pragmatic and, for the most part, apolitical

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • guaranteeing a fair shot for the diligent is one promise that rulers can ill afford to break.

      Source:www.economist.com

    • Most current and former administration officials interviewed described her as a diligent consumer of background briefings, but there were some who said they found the opposite and were surprised that she would be unprepared before some meetings.

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • Researchers from the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity research group, found that the most diligent

      Source:www.nytimes.com

    • to further China, taking a name that meant “many diligent men drafted into service

      Source:www.newyorker.com

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