Definition of Painstakingly

1. Adverb. In a fastidious and painstaking manner. "It is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling"

Exact synonyms: Fastidiously
Partainyms: Fastidious, Painstaking

Definition of Painstakingly

1. Adverb. In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Painstakingly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Painstakingly

painlike
painmaker
painmakers
paino nobiles
pains
pains au chocolat
pains in the bum
painslut
painsluts
painstaken
painstakenly
painstaker
painstakers
painstaking
painstakingly
painstakingness
painstakings
painsworthy
paint
paint-billed crake
paint-billed crakes
paint-by-numbers
paint a picture
paint by numbers
paint leaf
paint oneself into a corner
paint out
paint roller
paint the lily

Literary usage of Painstakingly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Its use to mean “painstakingly careful,” on the other hand, is extremely common, and there is absolutely no question about its propriety. might See MAY 2. ..."

2. Players and Plays of the Last Quarter Century: An Historical Summary of by Lewis Clinton Strang (1902)
"Robertson was painstakingly conventional, while Gilbert was painstakingly unconventional. Gilbert was fully as much a pamphleteer and a critic as he was a ..."

3. The Philosophy of Change by Daniel Pomeroy Rhodes (1909)
"Of course I have not meant to imply that policies of education, government, philanthropy, etc., should not be painstakingly developed. ..."

4. Norway by Gerhard Lemmer, Elke Frey, Helga Rahe (2001)
"The Baroque altar in its interior originally stood in the cathedral. Right: The old storehouses of Trondheim have been painstakingly restored. ..."

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