adv
Meaning 1
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in a fastidious and painstaking manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fastidiously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English painstaking Middle English -ly English -ly English painstakingly From painstaking + -ly.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.