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Painstaking

Adjective

1. characterized by or involving great care, effort, or attention to detail.

Sample sentences:

• He completed the painting with painstaking precision.
• Her painstaking research took years to complete.
• The artist spent hours on the masterpiece, putting painstaking effort into every brushstroke.

Noun

1. the act of taking pains; great care or effort.

Sample sentences:

• She approached her work with painstaking.
• The project required painstaking to ensure all the details were correct.
• The author's painstaking was evident in the thoroughness of the research.

Adverb

1. in a way that involves great care or effort.

Sample sentences:

• The team worked painstaking to meet the deadline.
• The artist paid attention to each stroke painstaking.
• She answered the questions painstaking, making sure not to miss any important details.