What does "painstakingly" mean?

In a painstaking manner; very slowly and carefully.

How do you pronounce "painstakingly"?

Pronounced //ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli//.

Common synonyms include: agonizingly, assiduously, carefully, carefully, cautiously, circumspectly.

/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋli/ adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adverb

1
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."

Adverb

"Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?"

From painstaking + -ly.