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painstaking

adjective

/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/

Meaning

Done with great care and thoroughness.

The artist completed the project with painstaking detail.

painstaking effort

meticulous, careful, diligent, thorough, precise

careless, negligent, sloppy

painstaking work, painstaking process, painstaking research

causing anxiety or concern; troubling

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep; causing sleepiness

Causing one to feel bored, annoyed, or tired.

Recklessly bold or rash; taking foolish risks.

Wrong; incorrect.

fair and sensible; not too expensive; logical and practical