painstakingly
gb/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/ us/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
C1
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
adverb
C1
action
1
with great care and detail
Very carefully, paying attention to every detail.
Muundo wa matumizi:
painstakingly + [verb]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may use the adjective *painstaking* instead of the adverb (*painstakingly*) before a verb (e.g., not “She painstaking checked”).
Visawe
meticulously (More explicitly emphasizes precision and exactness.)
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carefully (More general and less strong.)
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thoroughly (Emphasizes completeness as well as care.)
Vinyume
hastily (Done too quickly, without enough care.)
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carelessly (Done with little attention to detail.)
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roughly (Done in an approximate, not exact way.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
painstakingly accurate
|painstakingly detailed
|painstakingly researched
|painstakingly documented
|painstakingly prepared
|painstakingly edited
|painstakingly compiled
|painstakingly recorded
|painstakingly assembled
|painstakingly checked
Mada
work
|education
|writing
|crafts
Mifano
- She painstakingly checked every figure before submitting the report.
- The restorer painstakingly cleaned the painting with a soft brush.
- He painstakingly copied the old letters into a digital archive.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I painstakingly read the instructions before I started.
- She painstakingly corrected her essay.
adverb
C1
process
2
with great effort over time
With a lot of effort and time.
Muundo wa matumizi:
painstakingly + [verb] + [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse with *painfully* (which means ‘causing pain’ or ‘embarrassingly’).
Visawe
laboriously (Stronger focus on hard work and slowness.)
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slowly (Only indicates speed, not the care/effort.)
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with difficulty (Emphasizes difficulty rather than careful method.)
Vinyume
effortlessly (Done with little or no effort.)
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quickly (Done fast, without the sense of long effort.)
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easily (Done without difficulty.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
painstakingly slow
|painstakingly long
|painstakingly gathered
|painstakingly rebuilt
|painstakingly reconstructed
|painstakingly traced
|painstakingly restored
|painstakingly removed
Mada
work
|daily_life
|technology
Mifano
- They painstakingly rebuilt the database after the system crash.
- She painstakingly worked her way through the visa paperwork.
- The team painstakingly traced the bug to a single line of code.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He painstakingly fixed the old bike.
- We painstakingly collected the data.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
painstakingly
IPA
GB/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
US/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
Silabi na mkazo
painstak - ingly (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (painstak)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: painstakingly
- Plural: painstakinglies
Familia ya neno
Forms
painstakinglies
noun
Core family
painstaking
adjective C1
pain
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
painless
adjective
painlessly
adverb
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.