кропотливый

Russian

Etymology

From кропота́ть (kropotátʹ, “to grumble; to fuss, to bustle”) +‎ -ли́вый (-lívyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krəpɐtˈlʲivɨj]

Adjective

кропотли́вый • (kropotlívyj) (comparative (по)кропотли́вее or (по)кропотли́вей)

  1. painstaking and slow, meticulous
  2. laborious, minute
    кропотли́вая рабо́та ― kropotlívaja rabóta ― laborious task

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