Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail; extremely careful and precise.
adjectiveMeticulous
Showing great attention to detail; extremely careful and precise.
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Imagine This
It is ridiculous to keep a garbage can clean and shiny every day.
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Sounds Like
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Looks Like
neat and orderly, resembling careful precision
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Remember This
Meticulous describes a careful, detail-focused approach or person; it is often used positively but can imply fussiness when taken to an extreme.
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Other Forms
meticulouslyadverb
meticulousnessnoun
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Connect With
careful, thorough, exacting, precise, fastidious, scrupulous, diligent
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Note
Use meticulous to describe a person or a process that requires careful attention to detail. For the noun form, use meticulousness; for the adverb, use meticulously.