s, a, g, k, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'painstaking'
king, PA, pain, kin, INS, King, Pa, ng, ki, taking, inst, ain, in, pains, AI, takin, ai, AK, IN, Ki, pa, In, Ta are words within 'painstaking'
1 possible definitions for 'painstaking'
Under this definition, painstaking is an adjective and has the following properties:
conscientious, scrupulous have the same meaning as 'painstaking'
conscientiousness, painstakingness, meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness are derivatives of 'painstaking'.
careful is similar to painstaking.
"conscientious application to the work at hand", "painstaking research", "scrupulous attention to details"