diligentadjective
uk/ˈdɪl.ɪ.dʒənt/us/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt/approving careful and using a lot of effort:
a diligent student
Leo is very diligent in/about his work.
Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.
done in a careful and detailed way:
The discovery was made after years of diligent research.
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Cautious and vigilant
- askance
- attentive
- belt and braces idiom
- better safe than sorry idiom
- better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) idiom
- due diligence
- gingerly
- guarded
- intent
- jealous
- narrowly
- once
- once bitten, twice shy idiom
- precise
- prudent
- sedulous
- slowly
- vigilance
- vigilant
- wary
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Detailed and careful
diligence
noun [ U ] uk/ˈdɪl.ɪ.dʒəns/us/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒəns/
She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work.
diligently
adverb uk/ˈdɪl.ɪ.dʒənt.li/us/ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt.li/