About The Word Meticulous

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Meticulous

Meticulous Meaning & Definition
Meticulous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Meticulous?

[adj] marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities"
[adj] marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Meticulous: fastidious | picky | precise | punctilious

Related Terms | Find terms related to Meticulous: absolute | accurate | active | advertent | agog | alert | all ears | all eyes | all right | assiduous | astringent | attentive | austere | authoritarian | aware | careful | cautious | censorious | choicy | choosy | close | compliant | concentrated | conforming | conscientious | conscionable | conscious | constant | correct | critical | dead right | delicate | demanding | detailed | devoted | devout | diligent | discriminating | discriminative | dour | duteous | dutiful | earnest | exact | exacting | exigent | exquisite | faithful | fastidious | faultless | fine | finical | finicking | finicky | flawless | full | fussy | grim | harsh | heedful | intense | intent | intentive | just | just right | letter-perfect | loyal | methodical | microscopic | mindful | minute | narrow | nice | niggling | observant | observing | OK | okay | on the ball | on the job | open-eared | open-eyed | openmouthed | orderly | overconscientious | overscrupulous | painstaking | particular | perfect | perfectionist | perfectionistic | pernickety | picayune | picky | practicing | precious | precise | precisian | precisianistic | precisionist | precisionistic | priggish | proper | prudish | punctilious | punctual | puristic | puritanic | refined | regardful | religious | right | rigid | rigorous | rugged | scrupulous | scrutinizing | selective | sensitive | severe | Spartan | Spartanic | special | specific | stern | straight | straight-up-and-down | strict | stringent | subtle | tender-conscienced | thorough | tough | true | unsparing | watchful

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Meticulous In Webster's Dictionary

\Me*tic"u*lous\, a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear: cf. F. m['e]ticuleux.] Timid; fearful. -- {Me*tic"u*lous*ly}, adv.

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