meticulously

[muh-tik-yuh-luhs-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that shows extreme care about minute details; in a precise and thorough way, sometimes to an excessive degree.

   He'd had collections of various kinds as a kid, each of them meticulously sorted and, yes, even inventoried.

Other Word Forms

• unmeticulously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of meticulously¹

meticulous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

There is a great mind at work in this book; Witt has meticulously uncovered and documented the lost history of one of the United States’ most efficient charitable funds.

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They meticulously vacuum, and scrub the walls, windows, baseboards and floors, clearing every open surface and precious possession of reminders of the Eaton fire.

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Fans have been meticulously dissecting the lyrics on all of the tracks on Swift’s latest album and there are plenty of nods to Kelce.

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In the end, Guadagnino takes a jackhammer to everything he’s spent the last two-plus hours so meticulously building, but not quite in the way one might expect.

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Their timing and choices of cases to push on an emergency basis has been meticulously planned.

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• discreetly 
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• gingerly 
• laboriously 
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• prudently 
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• warily