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Definition of painstaking :
1. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.
2. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.
Synonyms:
scrupulous, exacting, conscientious, careful, meticulous, punctilious, fastidious
Usage examples:
- All this, Plank, in his thorough, painstaking review of the subject, had taken into account; and he could not see how it could possibly bear upon the matters now finally to be adjusted between Quarrier and himself, because Quarrier was in New York and Mortimer in Saratoga, and unless the latter had already sold his information the former could not strike at him through knowledge of it. - "The Fighting Chance", Robert W. Chambers.
- But while in their superficial aspect there is little to distinguish these monotonous years, with their occasional breaks of exceptional incident, from the ordinary experiences of all naval officers, the journal of Farragut shows an activity of mind, a constant habit of observation, especially in professional matters, and a painstaking diligence in embracing every passing opportunity for improvement, which reveal to some extent the causes of his subsequent great successes. - "Admiral Farragut", A. T. Mahan.
- Mrs. Gilchrist's 'Mary Lamb' is a painstaking cultivated sketch, written with knowledge and feeling. - "Emily Brontë", A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson.
