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- Dictionarypainstakingly/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/
adverb
- 1. with great care and thoroughness: "the property has been painstakingly restored by its current owners"
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PAINSTAKINGLY definition: 1. in a way that shows you have taken a lot of care or made a lot of effort: 2. in a way that…. Learn more.
noun. : the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort. … greater painstaking to achieve incidental verisimilitude and accuracy of detail … Times Literary Supplement. Synonyms. Adjective. careful. conscientious. fussy. loving. meticulous. scrupulous.
extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort: It took months of painstaking research to write the book. He was described by his colleagues as a painstaking journalist. Synonyms. careful. conscientious. meticulous approving. scrupulous. thorough (CAREFUL) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. paying close attention to detail.
PAINSTAKINGLY meaning: 1. in a way that shows you have taken a lot of care or made a lot of effort: 2. in a way that…. Learn more.
When you do something extremely carefully, you do it painstakingly. Your grandmother is going to love that quilt you worked on so painstakingly, sewing each individual stitch by hand. If you work so hard and diligently at something that it practically hurts, you do it painstakingly.
Definition of painstakingly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Acting with, showing, or involving great care and attention. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Usage Problem Attended by difficulties; arduous. pains′tak′ing·ly adv. Usage Note: Painstaking is a compound of pains and taking, though it often sounds as if it were made from pain and staking.
