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painstakingdone with or employing great care and thoroughness

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: done with or employing great care and thoroughness

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 세심하고 꼼꼼한, 공들인

Korean pronunciation: 페인즈-테이-킹 (강세: 페인즈)

Example Sentences

  • The detective's painstaking investigation finally revealed who ate the last piece of pizza.
  • After painstaking practice, she could finally tie her shoelaces without looking like she's wrestling an octopus.
  • The artist spent months on painstaking restoration of the ancient painting.

painstaking

ADJECTIVE

//ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ//

done with or employing great care and thoroughness

painstaking concept
💡 Concept

Extremely careful and thorough work

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painstaking rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Painstaking taking of time, making art so fine!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootpain
Suffix-taking

Origin

From the phrase 'pains taking,' combining 'pains' (effort, labor) with 'taking' (undertaking). The word emerged in the 16th century from the gerund form describing the act of taking or undertaking pains.

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🎵Rhyme

takingmakingbreaking
taking
making
breaking

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The detective's painstaking investigation finally revealed who ate the last piece of pizza.

😄 Fun example

After painstaking practice, she could finally tie her shoelaces without looking like she's wrestling an octopus.

The artist spent months on painstaking restoration of the ancient painting.

😄 Fun example

His painstaking attention to grammar made him the most feared editor in the office.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

meticulousthoroughcarefuldiligentscrupulous

Antonyms

carelesshastysloppy

Related

methodicalprecisesystematicrigorous