HyperDic: painstaking

English > 1 sense of the word *painstaking*:
ADJECTIVE	all	painstaking, conscientious, scrupulous	characterized by extreme / extreme care and great effort

painstaking > pronunciation
Sounds	pey'nstey.kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *painstaking*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Characterized by extreme / extreme care and great effort.
Example	"painstaking research"
Synonyms	conscientious, scrupulous
Broader	careful	Exercising caution or showing care or attention
Spanish	concienzudo, escrupuloso, esmerado, meticuloso, minucioso
Catalan	acurat, diligent, escrupulós, laboriós, meticulós, minuciós, primmirat
Nouns	painstakingness	the trait of being painstaking and careful
Adverbs	painstakingly	in a fastidious and painstaking manner