painstakingly
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/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/
Definition of painstakingly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.
“I wish he had had a dog, just so we could see how painstakingly he would have divided that dog among the family, in his careful business way.”
“With the help of a friend from Zagreb, he found a map showing the locations of all the monuments and painstakingly sought them out, discovering while doing so that most of the thousands of Spomeniks had been deliberately destroyed.”
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Etymology
From painstaking + -ly.
Words you can make from painstakingly
200+ playable · top: PAINSTAKING (18 pts)
Best play painstaking 18 points10-letter words
2 words9-letter words
12 words8-letter words
51 words- TAKINGLY 16 pts
- KINGPINS 15 pts
- PINKINGS 15 pts
- PLANKING 15 pts
- PLINKING 15 pts
- SPANKING 15 pts
- PALSYING 14 pts
- SPLAYING 14 pts
- ANTIKING 13 pts
- INKLINGS 13 pts
- KILTINGS 13 pts
- KITLINGS 13 pts
- PTYALINS 13 pts
- SLINKING 13 pts
- STALKING 13 pts
- STINKING 13 pts
- TALKINGS 13 pts
- TINKLING 13 pts
- INLAYING 12 pts
- STINGILY 12 pts
- TANKINIS 12 pts
- INSANITY 11 pts
- NASALITY 11 pts
- PAGANIST 11 pts
- PAINTING 11 pts
- PANTSING 11 pts
- PATINING 11 pts
- PIGTAILS 11 pts
- PLAINING 11 pts
- PLAITING 11 pts
- PLANTING 11 pts
- PLATINGS 11 pts
- SALINITY 11 pts
- SPLINING 11 pts
- STAPLING 11 pts
- ALPINIST 10 pts
- ANTISLIP 10 pts
- PINTAILS 10 pts
- PLANTAIN 10 pts
- PLATINAS 10 pts
- TAILSPIN 10 pts
- TILAPIAS 10 pts
- ALIASING 9 pts
- IGNATIAS 9 pts
- SAINTING 9 pts
- SATINING 9 pts
- SLANTING 9 pts
- SNAILING 9 pts
- STAINING 9 pts
- TAILINGS 9 pts
- ANNALIST 8 pts
7-letter words
127 words- PYSANKA 16 pts
- SPIKILY 16 pts
- GALYAKS 15 pts
- YANKING 15 pts
- KINGPIN 14 pts
- PAIKING 14 pts
- PIGSKIN 14 pts
- PINKING 14 pts
- SNAKILY 14 pts
- SPIKING 14 pts
- NAPKINS 13 pts
- PITYING 13 pts
- PLAYING 13 pts
- SPANGLY 13 pts
- SPAYING 13 pts
- TYPINGS 13 pts
- ANKLING 12 pts
- GLAIKIT 12 pts
- INAPTLY 12 pts
- INKINGS 12 pts
- INKLING 12 pts
- KILNING 12 pts
- KILTING 12 pts
- KITINGS 12 pts
- KITLING 12 pts
- LAKINGS 12 pts
- LIKINGS 12 pts
- LINKING 12 pts
- PASTILY 12 pts
- PINYINS 12 pts
- PITAYAS 12 pts
- PTYALIN 12 pts
- SILKING 12 pts
- SINKING 12 pts
- SKATING 12 pts
- SKITING 12 pts
- SLAKING 12 pts
- SNAKING 12 pts
- STAKING 12 pts
- TAKINGS 12 pts
- TALKING 12 pts
- TANKING 12 pts
- TASKING 12 pts
- TIPSILY 12 pts
- AGILITY 11 pts
- ANTIGAY 11 pts
- GAINSAY 11 pts
- INLYING 11 pts
- KAINITS 11 pts
- KALIANS 11 pts
- KATSINA 11 pts
- SLAYING 11 pts
- STAGILY 11 pts
- STAYING 11 pts
- STYGIAN 11 pts
- STYLING 11 pts
- TANKINI 11 pts
- ANALITY 10 pts
- ANALYST 10 pts
- ANILITY 10 pts
- INANITY 10 pts
- LAPSING 10 pts
- LISPING 10 pts
- NASTILY 10 pts
- PAGINAL 10 pts
- PAINING 10 pts
- PALINGS 10 pts
- PANTING 10 pts
- PASTING 10 pts
- PIGTAIL 10 pts
- PILINGS 10 pts
- PINANGS 10 pts
- PLANING 10 pts
- PLATING 10 pts
- SAINTLY 10 pts
- SAPLING 10 pts
- SLIPING 10 pts
- SNIPING 10 pts
- SPILING 10 pts
- SPITING 10 pts
- TAPINGS 10 pts
- TINNILY 10 pts
- PANINIS 9 pts
- PANNIST 9 pts
- PASTINA 9 pts
- PATINAS 9 pts
- PIANIST 9 pts
- PINATAS 9 pts
- PINTAIL 9 pts
- PLAINTS 9 pts
- PLATANS 9 pts
- PLATINA 9 pts
- SALPIAN 9 pts
- SALTPAN 9 pts
- SPATIAL 9 pts
- TAIPANS 9 pts
- TILAPIA 9 pts
- AGAINST 8 pts
- AGNAILS 8 pts
- ALINING 8 pts
- ANGINAL 8 pts
- ANGINAS 8 pts
- ANTINGS 8 pts
- ANTISAG 8 pts
- IGNATIA 8 pts
- INTAGLI 8 pts
- LASTING 8 pts
- LIGNANS 8 pts
- LIGNINS 8 pts
- LININGS 8 pts
- LINSANG 8 pts
- LINTING 8 pts
- LISTING 8 pts
- NAILING 8 pts
- NILGAIS 8 pts
- SAILING 8 pts
- SAINING 8 pts
- SALTING 8 pts
- SILTING 8 pts
- SLATING 8 pts
- STALING 8 pts
- STANING 8 pts
- TAILING 8 pts
- TILINGS 8 pts
- ALANINS 7 pts
- ANILINS 7 pts
- LATINAS 7 pts
6-letter words
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