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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 [ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ]
adj
extremely careful, esp as to fine detail painstaking research
painstakingly  adv
painstakingness  n
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"
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
Translations
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ] ADJ [task, research etc] → esmerado, concienzudo; [person] → meticuloso, esmerado
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ] adj
[person] → minutieux/euse
[work] → minutieux/euse; [search] → minutieux/euse; [care] → minutieux/euse; [efforts] → minutieux/euse
painstaking
adj person, piece of worksorgfältig; with painstaking accuracymit peinlicher Genauigkeit
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ] adj (person) → coscienzioso/a, diligente; (work) → accurato/a; (accuracy) → minuzioso/a
painstaking [ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ] adj (person) → coscienzioso/a, diligente; (work) → accurato/a; (accuracy) → minuzioso/a


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He had not proceeded far when he came to a beaver pond, and caught a glimpse of one of its painstaking inhabitants busily at work upon the dam.
He was given the charge of a painstaking pair of horses and a large rattling truck.
Some of these chroniclers were mere painstaking men who noted facts and dates with care.
 
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