Definitions for painstaking
ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ-painstak·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conscientious, painstaking, scrupulousadjective

   characterized by extreme care and great effort

   "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. painstakingnoun

   The application of careful and attentive effort.

2. painstakingadjective

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

3. Etymology: From pains + taking.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Painstakingadjective

   Laborious; industrious.

   Etymology: pains and take.

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1. painstaking

   Painstaking refers to requiring or characterized by diligent care, effort, or attention to detail. It's often associated with tasks that are carried out with great care and thoroughness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Painstakingadjective

   careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive

2. Painstakingnoun

   the act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of painstaking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of painstaking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of painstaking in a Sentence

1. Dave Conlin:

   This kind of archaeological work is painstaking and difficult under any circumstances, but the physical conditions of this particular site — zero visibility, high currents and potential entanglements — made this an especially difficult shipwreck to work on.

2. Barack Obama:

   It was a mind-set characterized by a preference for military action over diplomacy, a mind-set that put a premium on U.S. action over the painstaking work of building international consensus. A mind-set that exaggerated threats beyond what the intelligence supported.

3. Scott Hocknull:

   To make sure Australotitan was a different species, we needed to compare its bones to the bones of other species from Queensland and globally. This was a very long and painstaking task.

4. Beth McCann:

   This case has been painstaking and painful for all involved.

5. Maria Montessori:

   There is in every child a painstaking teacher, so skilful that he obtains identical results in all children in all parts of the world. The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=painstaking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Painstaking
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=painstaking
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painstaking
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=painstaking