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painstaking

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
painstaking/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/

▶adjective done with or employing great care and thoroughness.

– derivatives
painstakingly adverb,
painstakingness noun.

'painstaking' also found in these Oxford entries:

carve - student - studious - study

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