About The Word Painstaking
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Painstaking
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What's The Definition Of Painstaking?
[adj] characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Painstaking: careful | conscientious | scrupulous Related Terms | Find terms related to Painstaking: assiduity | assiduous | assiduousness | conscientious | conscionable | diligence | diligent | elaborate | exact | fussy | heedful | industrious | industriousness | industry | meticulous | operose | pains | painstakingness | punctilious | punctual | scrupulous | sedulous | sedulousness | thorough | thoroughgoing | thoroughgoingness | thoroughness See Also | Painstaking In Webster's Dictionary \Pains"tak`ing\, a.
Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.
``Painstaking men.'' --Harris.
\Pains"tak`ing\, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. --Beau. & Fl. |
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