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Definition of painstaking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

painstaking

adjective
 
/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. done with a lot of care, effort and attention to detail synonym thorough
    • painstaking research
    • The event had been planned with painstaking attention to detail.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPainstaking is used with these nouns:
    • care
    • detail
    • effort
    • …
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