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meticulous

[ muh-tik-yuh-luhs ]
/ mÉ™ĖˆtÉŖk yə ləs /
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adjective
taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman;meticulous personal appearance.
finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities.
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Origin of meticulous

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin metÄ«culōsus ā€œfull of fear, fearful,ā€ equivalent to metÄ«- for metÅ«- (stem of metus ā€œfearā€) + -culōsus, extracted from perÄ«culōsus ā€œdangerousā€ (see perilous)

synonym study for meticulous

1. See painstaking.

OTHER WORDS FROM meticulous

meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lousĀ·ly, adverbmeĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·losĀ·iĀ·ty [muh-tik-yuh-los-i-tee], /mÉ™ĖŒtÉŖk yÉ™Ėˆlɒs ÉŖ ti/, meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lousĀ·ness, noununĀ·meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lous, adjectiveunĀ·meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lousĀ·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for meticulous

meticulous
/ (mɪˈtÉŖkjʊləs) /

adjective
very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking

Derived forms of meticulous

meticulously, adverbmeticulousness, noun

Word Origin for meticulous

C16 (meaning: timid): from Latin meticulōsus fearful, from metus fear
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