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painstakinglyin a very careful and thorough way, taking great care to do something correctly

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a very careful and thorough way, taking great care to do something correctly

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/

Korean meaning: 매우 조심스럽고 철저하게, 세심하게

Korean pronunciation: **페인즈**테이킹리

Example Sentences

  • He painstakingly counted every grain of rice in his lunch box to avoid overeating.
  • The archaeologist painstakingly brushed away centuries of dust from the artifact.
  • She painstakingly organized her bookshelf by color, size, and author's birthday.

painstakingly

ADVERB

//ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli//

in a very careful and thorough way, taking great care to do something correctly

painstakingly concept
💡 Concept

in a very careful and thorough way, taking great care to do something correctly

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🎵 Rhyme

Work painstakingly, avoid painting mistakingly!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/

🌳Etymology

Rootpainstaking
Suffix--ly

Origin

16세기에 'pain(고통) + taking(받는)'에서 유래. 옛날에는 '고통을 감수하며 노력하는'이라는 의미로 쓰였고, 현재는 '매우 세심한, 공들인'이라는 긍정적 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

stakinglytakinglymistakingly
stakingly
takingly
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📝Examples

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He painstakingly counted every grain of rice in his lunch box to avoid overeating.

The archaeologist painstakingly brushed away centuries of dust from the artifact.

😄 Fun example

She painstakingly organized her bookshelf by color, size, and author's birthday.

The chef painstakingly arranged each piece of garnish on the plate.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

meticulouslycarefullythoroughlydiligentlyscrupulously

Antonyms

carelesslyhastilyroughly

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painstakingmeticulousdiligentcarefulprecise