Painstaking

/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ adjective easy

Done with great care and thoroughness, sparing no effort.

Restoring the old painting required painstaking work under a magnifying glass.

Memory Trick

Literally 'taking pains' — painstaking effort means being willing to endure the pains, the hard work, needed to get something right.

Antonyms

Perfunctory

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