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    painstaking
    /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. done with or employing great care and thoroughness: "painstaking attention to detail"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAINSTAKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PAINSTAKING definition: 1. extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort: 2. extremely careful and correct…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › painstakingPainstaking Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PAINSTAKING is taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort. How to use painstaking in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAINSTAKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    painstaking stresses diligent and assiduous attention to detail in achieving a desired objective: a painstaking technician; the painstaking editing of a manuscript. careful, the most general in sense of these words, implies serious intent to perform well and accurately whatever task one has in hand: a careful housepainter; a careful study of ...

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › painstakingPainstaking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    /ˌpeɪnˌˈsteɪkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/ IPA guide. If you notice that painstaking is composed of pains and taking, you already have a pretty clear sense of what this adjective means: to be painstaking is to be so careful, so meticulous, so thorough, that it hurts.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPAINSTAKING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpainstaking adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of painstaking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › painstakingPainstaking - definition of painstaking by The Free Dictionary

    1. taking or characterized by taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research. n. 2. careful and diligent effort. [1550–60] pains′tak`ing•ly, adv. pains′tak`ing•ness, n.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'painstaking' - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "PAINSTAKING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of painstaking – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    PAINSTAKING definition: done with a lot of care: . Learn more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › painstaking_adjpainstaking, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for painstaking is from before 1685, in the writing of 4th Earl of Roscommon, poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the mid 1500s. painstaking is formed within English, by compounding.