meticulous
Origin of meticulous
1synonym study For meticulous
Other words for meticulous
Opposites for meticulous
Other words from meticulous
- me·tic·u·lous·ly, adverb
- me·tic·u·los·i·ty [muh-tik-yuh-los-i-tee], /məˌtɪk yəˈlɒs ɪ ti/, me·tic·u·lous·ness, noun
- un·me·tic·u·lous, adjective
- un·me·tic·u·lous·ness, noun
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How to use meticulous in a sentence
Rick suggests a Woodbury-esque sneak attack on the hospital and lays out a meticulous strategy relying heavily on timing and luck.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale | Melissa Leon | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a line of business built on meticulous order, the inner workings of Spinal Solutions were a study in disorder.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout overshadowing his talented counterparts, Cedar commands the stage with a meticulous mix of stoicism and candor.
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) | Samuel Fragoso | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth Trudeau and Alter, levelheaded as they are, are extremely meticulous about their production.
Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit | Kevin Fallon | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt took a special, meticulous kind of person to accomplish the undertaking, someone with brains, patience, and nerves of steel.
He removed his glasses and wiped them slowly and carefully, polishing each lens with meticulous care.
Where evidence warrants it corpses are subjected to microscopic and meticulous search to locate a hypodermic puncture.
My method of travel has always been to arrange everything beforehand with meticulous foresight.
Jaffery | William J. LockeFailing this, he demands, if only as signs of modesty and respect on the part of the survivors, meticulous imitation.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsI think without the meticulous minute by minute, just say what it is.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for meticulous
/ (mɪˈtɪkjʊləs) /
very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking
Origin of meticulous
1Derived forms of meticulous
- meticulously, adverb
- meticulousness, noun
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