Painstaking, assiduous, careful; devoted. Obsolete.

Characterized by or showing application, endeavour, or effort; painstaking, zealous, keen; efficient. Chiefly with in (also †after, †of, †to) some…

Of a person: painstaking, assiduous, diligent. Now rare.

Careful.

= industrious, adj. (in various senses).

Laborious.

Of a person: that takes pains; careful, diligent, assiduous.

Painstaking, laborious. Obsolete. rare.