painstaking
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From pains (plural usage) + taking.
Adjective [edit]
painstaking (comparative more painstaking, superlative most painstaking)
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:industrious
- See also Wikisaurus:meticulous
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
careful attentive; diligent
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Noun [edit]
painstaking (uncountable)
- The application of careful and attentive effort.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.10:
- I esteeme Bocace his Decameron, Rabelais, and the kisses of John the second (if they may be placed under this title) worth the paines-taking to reade them.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.10: