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    painstakingly
    /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/

    adverb

    • 1. with great care and thoroughness: "the property has been painstakingly restored by its current owners"

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  2. 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.

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

  4. Synonyms for PAINSTAKINGLY: meticulously, exhaustively, conscientiously, thoroughly, seriously, attentively, ardently, earnestly; Antonyms of PAINSTAKINGLY: casually, lazily, wearily, halfheartedly, languidly, sluggishly, listlessly, tiredly.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adverb painstakingly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of painstakingly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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