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- Dictionarymeticulous/mɪˈtɪkjʊləs/
adjective
- 1. showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise: "the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care"
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very careful and with great attention to every detail: Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book. Synonyms. careful. punctilious formal. thorough (CAREFUL) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. paying close attention to detail. careful After careful consideration, we are unable to accept your proposal.
The meaning of METICULOUS is marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details. How to use meticulous in a sentence. Meticulous Has Fearful Roots Synonym Discussion of Meticulous.
METICULOUS meaning: 1. very careful and with great attention to every detail: 2. very careful and with great attention…. Learn more.
Someone who is meticulous pays extreme attention to detail. If that person is, say, your surgeon or your accountant, you'll definitely want them to be meticulous!
Definition of meticulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as meticulous, you mean that they do things very carefully and with great attention to detail.
1. Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details. 2. Archaic Excessively careful and precise. [From Latin metīculōsus, timid, from metus, fear.] me·tic′u·los′i·ty (-lŏs′ĭ-tē), me·tic′u·lous·ness n. me·tic′u·lous·ly adv. Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious.
Origin of meticulous 1 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” ( perilous )
METICULOUS definition: very careful, and giving great attention to detail: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English me‧tic‧u‧lous /məˈtɪkjələs/ adjective very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly He kept meticulous accounts. Their planning and preparation were meticulous. He cleaned the tools with meticulous care.
