diligent
di·li·gent
adjective
1.
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
- “a diligent (or patient) worker”
- “with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business”
2.
characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks
- “a diligent detective investigates all clues”
- “a diligent search of the files”
Origin
From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.
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