painstaking
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noun \ˈpān-ˌstā-kiŋ\Definition of PAINSTAKING
: the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort
First Known Use of PAINSTAKING
1538
Rhymes with PAINSTAKING
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2painstaking
adjectiveDefinition of PAINSTAKING
: taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
— pains·tak·ing·ly \-kiŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of PAINSTAKING
- The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.
- <she was always painstaking about her work>
First Known Use of PAINSTAKING
1696
Related to PAINSTAKING
- Synonyms
- careful, conscientious, fussy, loving, meticulous, scrupulous
- Antonyms
- careless
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