meticulous

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin metīculōsus “full of fear, fearful,” equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus “fear”) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus “dangerous” (see perilous)

synonym study for meticulous

1. See painstaking.

OTHER WORDS FROM meticulous

me·tic·u·lous·ly, adverbme·tic·u·los·i·ty

[muh-tik-yuh-los-i-tee], /məˌtɪk yəˈlɒs ɪ ti/, me·tic·u·lous·ness, nounun·me·tic·u·lous, adjectiveun·me·tic·u·lous·ness, noun

How to use meticulous in a sentence

Usually meticulous with footnotes, Richard Greene cites no source for this information.
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The harrowing ride took a meticulous pupil from the defensive side of coaching, Nick Saban, and shook him into something that resembled queasiness.
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Sure, 3D content creation used to take ample time, expertise, and meticulous labor.
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It’s a revealing, meticulous study, and nicely clear about what the measurements include and exclude.
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The demands of such a precise test and meticulous process are putting a massive burden on this workforce.
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For one, the kind of patience and meticulousness required to make something beautiful.
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The whole area was under Roman rule and was subjected to the industriousness and meticulousness of Empire.
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But most of its contents suffer, not merely from Naturalist grime, but from Naturalist meticulousness.
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British Dictionary definitions for meticulous

meticulous

/ (mɪˈtɪkjʊləs) /

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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