PAINSTAKINGLY Meaning of PAINSTAKINGLY in English adv.Painstakingly is used with these adjectives: ↑ slowPainstakingly is used with these verbs: ↑ analyse , ↑ prepare , ↑ rebuild , ↑ reconstruct , ↑ restore Oxford Collocations English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний . 2012