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painstakingly

pains·ta·kingly

UK/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ US/ˈpeɪˌnsteɪkɪŋli/ rare

adverb

1.

in a fastidious and painstaking manner

  • “it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling”
Synonyms

Origin

From painstaking + -ly.

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