| painstaking | Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up? |
| painstaking | Each item was described in painstaking detail. |
| Painstaking | a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. “Painstaking men.” Harris. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Painstaking | n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| painstakingly | (adv) in a fastidious and painstaking manner, Syn. fastidiously, Example: it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling |