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painstaking — I adjective assiduous, attentive, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, elaborate, energetic, exacting, hardworking, heedful, industrious, labored, laborious, meticulous, never tiring, operose, operosus, particular, persevering, plodding,… … Law dictionary
painstaking — I. a. Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious, careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard working, persevering, sparing no pains. II. n. Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence, perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion … New dictionary of synonyms
painstaking — adj 1. careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous, conscientious; exact, precise, accurate, correct; particular, finical, finicky, picky, fussy, fastidious; thorough, searching, strict, close, attentive, attentive to detail, sparing no pains. 2 … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
persnickety — adj Informal. 1. fastidious, fussy, finical, finicky, Inf. nitpicking; particular, discriminating, discriminative, highly selective, Inf. choosy; picayune, hairsplitting, trifling, petty, Inf. fuddy duddy; punctilious, precise, exact, attentive… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… … Universalium
Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… … Universalium
