C2adverbhomearts
US/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/
UK/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/
very carefully and slowly, paying great attention to every detail
In context
The old shophouse was painstakingly restored using wood from the original building.
Each lantern is painstakingly made by hand from bamboo and silk.
She painstakingly folded hundreds of banh chung for the Tet market.
Words that go with painstakingly
adverb + verb
- painstakingly restoredThe French villa has been painstakingly restored as a boutique hotel.
- painstakingly researchedHer painstakingly researched guidebook covers every village in the province.
- painstakingly builtRice terraces were painstakingly built by hand over centuries.
- painstakingly recreatedThe film painstakingly recreated the streets of 1950s Saigon.
adverb + adjective
- painstakingly slowRepairing the old temple roof was painstakingly slow work.