painstakingly C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ See IPA manual Freq #42871 Meanings 1 adv With great care and effort; very slowly and carefully. She painstakingly checked every line of the report for errors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · with great care and effort;... fastidiously Etymology AI details From painstaking + -ly. *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # painstakingly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ **Frequency rank:** 42871 ## Meanings 1. With great care and effort; very slowly and carefully. ## Examples - She painstakingly checked every line of the report for errors. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kʷey- ## Etymology From painstaking + -ly. ## AI Etymology Painstakingly is formed from painstaking + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *kʷey- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include with great care and effort; very slowly and carefully. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown