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- 2 dictionary resultsme⋅tic⋅u⋅lous
[muh-tik-yuh-luh
s]
–adjective
| 1. | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance. |
| 2. | finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities. |
Origin:
1525–35; < L metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equiv. to metī- for metū- (s. of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous
1525–35; < L metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equiv. to metī- for metū- (s. of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous

Related forms:
me⋅tic⋅u⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
Antonyms:
1, 2. careless.
1, 2. careless.
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