painstakingly
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6.0
- adverb
- /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/
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cuidadosamente
- It matters because this menu, this guest list, this entire evening has been painstakingly planned.
- painstakingly analyzed
- painstakingly cleaned
- painstakingly built
But so that's just a question of painstakingly transcribing, deciphering the letters.
- But so that's just a question of painstakingly transcribing, deciphering the letters.
- You and I had to painstakingly work together to cut this down.
- You must be now willing and ready to painstakingly go through the process of production.
- I mean, part of it is that it's painstakingly researched, very well written, very well thought through.
Examples
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The artist painstakingly painted every detail of the landscape, ensuring it was perfect.
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Throughout the Great Depression, Miller painstakingly worked at building a beef herd and a place to graze it.
Academic text (1995) -
You must be now willing and ready to painstakingly go through the process of production.
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It's OK to be painstakingly simple with these things.
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You and I had to painstakingly work together to cut this down.
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All his plans, so painstakingly crafted, were falling apart at the moment of success.
Fiction book (2001) -
The most successful method was painstakingly slow and tedious.
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I mean, part of it is that it's painstakingly researched, very well written, very well thought through.
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I have painstakingly gathered this wisdom under the skies of many lands.
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Calligraphy place cards are painstakingly handwritten in preparation for a formal reception.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
978
1.0
In a way that shows attention and caution to avoid mistakes or harm
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3.5
To do something completely and carefully
38
4.1
In a careful and steady way that shows hard work
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8.3
With great care and close attention to small details
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4.0
In an organized step by step way
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4.9
In a very careful and strict way that follows rules closely
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4.2
Look through something very carefully to find small mistakes
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5.0
To do something carefully and with full attention while learning
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7.7
To do something carefully and with steady effort
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6.6
With a lot of effort in a slow, tiring way
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7.7
In a careful way that pays attention to small details and keeps things clean
To do something very carefully and check every small detail
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
painstakingly = painstaking (transparent) = painstaking + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'painstaking', yielding the clearly derived meaning 'in a painstaking way'.
Etymology
Painstakingly comes from the old idea 'to take pains', where pain means 'trouble' or 'hard work' and take means 'to do' or 'give effort'. So, to do something painstakingly is to do it with great care and effort.