painstaking
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/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/
adjective
R
done very carefully and taking a lot of time
The archaeologists completed a painstaking excavation to preserve fragile artifacts.
translation
done very carefully and taking a lot of time