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meticulous
[ muh-tik-yuh-luhs ]
/ mÉĖtÉŖk yÉ lÉs /
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Origin of meticulous
First recorded in 1525ā35; from Latin metÄ«culÅsus āfull of fear, fearful,ā equivalent to metÄ«- for metÅ«- (stem of metus āfearā) + -culÅsus, extracted from perÄ«culÅsus ādangerousā (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], /mÉĖtÉŖk yÉĖlÉs ÉŖ ti/, meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lousĀ·ness, noununĀ·meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lous, adjectiveunĀ·meĀ·ticĀ·uĀ·lousĀ·ness, nounWords nearby meticulous
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British Dictionary definitions for meticulous
meticulous
/ (mÉŖĖtÉŖkjŹlÉs) /
adjective
very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking
Derived forms of meticulous
meticulously, adverbmeticulousness, nounWord Origin for meticulous
C16 (meaning: timid): from Latin meticulÅsus fearful, from metus fear
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