meticulous

me·tic·u·lous  (m-tky-ls)

adj.

1. Extremely careful and precise.

2. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.

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[From Latin metculsus, timid, from metus, fear.]

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me·ticu·losi·ty (-ls-t), me·ticu·lous·ness n.

me·ticu·lous·ly adv.

Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details. Meticulous and painstaking stress extreme care: "He had throughout been almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" Arnold Bennett. Repairing the fine lace entailed slow and painstaking work.
Careful suggests circumspection and solicitude: A careful examination of the gem showed it to be fake.
Scrupulous suggests care prompted by conscience: "Cynthia was scrupulous in her efforts to give no trouble" Winston Churchill.
Fastidious implies concern, often excessive, for the requirements of taste: "Your true lover of literature is never fastidious" Robert Southey.
Punctilious specifically applies to minute details of conduct: "The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally" Samuel Butler.

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meticulous

Adjective

very precise about details; careful and thorough [Latin meticulosus fearful]

meticulously adv
meticulousness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	meticulous - marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" punctilious precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	2.	meticulous - marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

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meticulous

adjective thorough, detailed, particular, strict, exact, precise, microscopic, fussy, painstaking, perfectionist, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious << OPPOSITE careless

Translations

meticulous [mɛˈtɪkjuləs] adj → meticuloso

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meticulous [mɛˈtɪkjuləs] adj → méticuleux/euse

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meticulous [mɪˈtɪkjuləs] adj → sorgfältig;

(detail) → genau

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meticulous [mɛˈtɪkjuləs] adj → meticoloso/a