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- Dictionarymeticulous/mɪˈtɪkjʊləs/
adjective
- 1. showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise: "the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care"
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very careful and with great attention to every detail: Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book. Synonyms. careful. punctilious formal. thorough (CAREFUL) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. paying close attention to detail. careful After careful consideration, we are unable to accept your proposal.
very careful and with great attention to every detail: Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book. Synonyms. careful. punctilious formal. thorough (CAREFUL) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. paying close attention to detail. careful After careful consideration, we are unable to accept your proposal.
The meaning of METICULOUS is marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details. How to use meticulous in a sentence. Meticulous Has Fearful Roots Synonym Discussion of Meticulous.
If you describe someone as meticulous, you mean that they do things very carefully and with great attention to detail.
Meticulous definition: taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough. See examples of METICULOUS used in a sentence.
very careful, and giving great attention to detail: This book is the result of meticulous research. meticulously. adverb. (Definition of meticulous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of meticulous. in Chinese (Traditional) 嚴謹的，一絲不苟的, 非常注意細節的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 严谨的，一丝不苟的, 非常注意细节的…
Someone who is meticulous pays extreme attention to detail. If that person is, say, your surgeon or your accountant, you'll definitely want them to be meticulous! The Latin root of meticulous is metus, which means "fear." Someone who's meticulous is afraid of what will happen if they're not careful enough to get every detail right.
Definition of meticulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for METICULOUS: careful, conscientious, loving, diligent, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious; Antonyms of METICULOUS: careless, cursory, regardless, negligent, halfhearted, heedless, slipshod, sloppy
me·tic′u·los′i·ty (-lŏs′ĭ-tē), me·tic′u·lous·ness n. me·tic′u·lous·ly adv. Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious. These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details.
