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

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