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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; < Latin metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous
1525–35; < Latin metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous
Related forms
me·tic·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·me·tic·u·lous, adjective
un·me·tic·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·me·tic·u·lous·ness, noun
Antonyms
1, 2. careless.
1, 2. careless.
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