painstaking
Meanings
Plural: painstakings
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by extreme care and great effort
- "painstaking research"
Adj
- Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
Noun
- The application of careful and attentive effort.
Origin / Etymology
From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
painstaking is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpainstaking is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
painstaking is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 22
painstaking is a valid Words With Friends word