Diligently
['dɪlədʒəntli]
Definition
(adv.) with diligence; in a diligent manner; 'we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a diligent manner; not carelessly; not negligently; with industry or assiduity.
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Examples
- He gave me a lesson: I diligently imitated. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- During all these years from 1831 to 1844 Mr. McCormick was diligently at work changing, testing and experimenting. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Nevertheless, when w e compare these classifications diligently, we find very marked differences between Bacon's views and the medieval. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The course of study and preparation requires to be diligently pursued, observed my guardian with a glance at Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- How slow had been the apprehension of the forces of that kind but silent Mother whose strong arms are ever ready to lift and carry the burdens of men whenever her aid is diligently sought! William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But the lot of all men is good enough, if they choose wisely and will live diligently. Plato. The Republic.
- You have been reading the papers diligently of late, have you not? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I mean to work diligently, wait patiently, bear steadily. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In short, he laid the whole volume of nature open before him, and diligently and faithfully perused it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I tugged at it diligently, but it was discouraging work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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