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painstaking

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pains·tak·ing  (pnztkng)
adj.
Marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent. See Synonyms at meticulous.
n.
Extremely careful and diligent work or effort.
painstaking·ly adv.
painstaking
Adjective
extremely careful and thorough
painstakingly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.painstaking - characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
conscientious, scrupulous
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
painstaking
adjective thorough, careful, meticulous, earnest, exacting, strenuous, conscientious, persevering, diligent, scrupulous, industrious, assiduous, thoroughgoing, punctilious, sedulous << OPPOSITE careless
Translations
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] adj [person] → concienzudo, esmerado
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] pain adj [person] → soigneux/euse; [work] → soigné(e)
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] pain adj [work, person] → gewissenhaft
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] adj → sollecito/a


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