| Front | painstaking |
|---|---|
| Back | pains‧tak‧ing /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun] very careful and thorough SYN meticulous: The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail. Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened. —painstakingly adverb: The old painting was painstakingly restored. |
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