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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.
taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort… See the full definition
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.
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.
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.
Painstaking definition: taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful. See examples of PAINSTAKING used in a sentence.
pain taking, n. a1382–1586. Browse more nearby entries. painstakingly, adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Synonyms for PAINSTAKINGLY: meticulously, exhaustively, conscientiously, thoroughly, seriously, attentively, ardently, earnestly; Antonyms of PAINSTAKINGLY: casually, lazily, wearily, halfheartedly, languidly, sluggishly, listlessly, tiredly.
