Meticulous
Showing great attention to detail; extremely careful and precise.
adjectiveMeticulous
Showing great attention to detail; extremely careful and precise.
adjectiveImagine This
It is ridiculous to keep a garbage can clean and shiny every day.
Sounds Like
meh-TIK-yoo-luhs
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neat and orderly, resembling careful precision
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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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careful, thorough, exacting, precise, fastidious, scrupulous, diligent
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.
Study Deeper
- The meticulous editor caught every typo before the book went to print.
- Her meticulous notes helped her research project succeed.
From Latin meticulosus meaning 'fearful' or 'fearful of making mistakes', from metum 'fear'. The sense evolved to describe someone who is extremely careful about details.
Make Every Tiny Imperfection Corrected Under Luminous Observation Under Scrutiny.
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adjectiveNot important or significant; having little or no effect on the matter at hand.
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adjectiveFormed into a mass or whole; considered as a sum of its parts.
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Fastidious
adjectiveVery particular about details; meticulous to the point of being hard to please.
Diligent
adjectiveHardworking; showing care, persistence, and attention to detail in one's work.
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adjectiveDifficult to understand; obscure or highly complex.
Accidental
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Acerbic
adjectiveSharp or biting in tone or taste; caustic or mordant in manner.
Acquiescent
adjectiveReady to agree or approve without protest; compliant.