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(adj)
Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
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Hard-working and persistent.
Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
Tending to persevere.
(n)
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
Not able to be tired; inexhaustible.
Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
The quality of being industrious.
(adv)
In a conscientious manner; attentively.
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
Held continuously at a certain level.
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.
Put into practical use.
Alternative form of hardworking. [Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.]
Quick; acting without delay.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
Fast; quick; rapid.
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
Very swift or quick.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Incessant; never slackening.
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
Extremely persistent and untiring.
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
Important; weighty; not insignificant.
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds)
(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.
Dedicated to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books
Used or intended for a particular purpose
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
Exactly and carefully conducted.
Alternative spelling of workie. [(slang) An intern.]
Very industrious.
Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Too diligent.
(rare) Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious.
Extremely hardworking or demanding
Excessively industrious.
stubbornly persevering, steadfast
(archaic) hasty; hurried.
Focusing on, requiring, or exacting a great deal of work or effort; worksome; labour-intensive.
Extremely disciplined.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
Something that is intended.
Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
Needing urgent attention.
Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
(military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.
Laborious; work-intensive.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Expressive of strenuous effort.
The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
extremely disciplined
(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
Thoroughly dedicated; committed.
(simile, idiomatic) Able to endure difficulties; tough
Ambitious, go-getting.
Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined look about oneself.
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
Producing or involving much toil; laborious.
Requiring or showing effort.
(now rare) Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
Very intensely focused; hyperfocused.
Full of purpose.
(idiomatic) In a state of intense concentration
(simile, idiomatic, dated, Ireland) working constantly.
(idiomatic) Having a hard, strong, and determined mindset, with very steady nerves; great patience and courage.
Focused intently on something to the exclusion of other matters.
Extremely focused; unwavering.
Alternative form of over-industrious. [Excessively industrious.]
Full of ends or aims; characteristic of having a goal, target, or specific agenda; ambitious; busy.
(of a person) Tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
Aggressively vigorous or forceful.