Bible Dictionaries
Painstaking

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.

(2):

(a.) Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Painstaking'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/painstaking.html. 1828.