[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

painstaking \pains"tak`ing\ p=anz"t=ak`i^ng, a.
   careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. "painstaking
   men." --harris.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

painstaking \pains"tak`ing\, n.
   the act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in
   performance. --beau.  fl.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

painstaking
     adj : characterized by extreme care and great effort;
           "conscientious application to the work at hand";
           "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to
           details" syn: conscientious, scrupulous
see also:
conscientious scrupulous 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "painstaking":
   assiduity, assiduous, assiduousness, conscientious, conscionable,
   diligence, diligent, elaborate, exact, fussy, heedful, industrious,
   industriousness, industry, meticulous, operose, pains,
   painstakingness, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous, sedulous,
   sedulousness, thorough, thoroughgoing, thoroughgoingness,
   thoroughness

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