painstaking

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From pains (plural usage) + taking.

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painstaking (comparative more painstaking, superlative most painstaking)

  1. Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

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[edit] Noun

painstaking (uncountable)

  1. The application of careful and attentive effort.
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