pains´tak´ing|ly

pains´tak´ing|ly
pains|tak|ing «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »

a painstaking writer.

SYNONYM(S): assiduous.
2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »

a painstaking reproduction.

–n.
the taking of pains; careful effort in doing anything: »

I afterwards, with a little painstaking, acquired as much of the Spanish as to read their books (Benjamin Franklin).

pains´tak´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pains|tak|ing — «PAYNZ TAY kihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very careful; particular; scrupulous: »a painstaking writer. SYNONYM(S): assiduous. 2. marked or characterized by attentive care; carefully done: »a painstaking reproduction. –n. the taking of pains;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pains·tak·ing — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pains — pains; pains·tak·ing; pains·tak·ing·ly; pains·tak·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • tak — auf·tak·tig·keit; chit·tak; ip·i·u·tak; mis·tak·able; mis·tak·ing·ly; nun·a·tak; par·tak·er; tak·able; tak·er; tak·haar; tak·ing·ly; tak·ing·ness; tak·ka·nah; un·der·tak·er; un·der·tak·er·ly; ba·tak; pains·tak·ing; breath·tak·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • painstaking — pains·tak·ing …   English syllables

  • painstakingly — pains·tak·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • painstaking — pains•tak•ing [[t]ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ [/t]] adj. 1) taking or characterized by taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research[/ex] 2) careful and diligent effort •… …   From formal English to slang

  • painstaking — pains|tak|ing [ˈpeınzˌteıkıŋ] adj [usually before noun] very careful and thorough ▪ The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail. ▪ Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened. >painstakingly adv ▪ The old painting… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • painstaking — pains|tak|ing [ peınz,teıkıŋ ] adjective done or doing something very carefully and slowly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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