quietly persevering
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persevering — adjective quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness a diligent (or patient) worker with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business • Syn: ↑diligent • Similar to: ↑patient • Derivationally related… … Useful english dictionary
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patient — patientless, adj. patiently, adv. patientness, n. /pay sheuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is under medical care or treatment. 2. a person or thing that undergoes some action. 3. Archaic. a sufferer or victim. adj. 4. bearing provocation, annoyance,… … Universalium
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