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单词 painstakingly
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painstakinglyadv.

Brit. /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: painstaking adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < painstaking adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a painstaking manner.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adverb] > with care and effort
peniblya1400
painfully1547
elaborately1724
painstakingly1854
1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 660/2 In spite of..assurances painstakingly gathered from all the weatherwise people in the town that to-morrow would be fine, we had both gone to bed dolefully prognosticating wet.
a1861 A. H. Clough in N. Amer. Rev. (1865) Apr. 516 Setting himself laboriously and painstakingly to work.
1891 Sat. Rev. 19 Dec. 705/2 This little book has been painstakingly prepared.
1943 J. F. Steiner Behind Japanese Mask i. 9 They painstakingly made preparations during many years for their hour of surprise attack.
2000 A. Bourdain Kitchen Confid. (2001) 290 It was Friday night and all the painstakingly observed customs and practices of the workday went out of the window.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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