meticulous

The definition of meticulous is showing extreme care and concern for details.

(adjective)

An example of meticulous is someone who plans her wedding down to every last song that will be played at the event.

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See meticulous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky

Origin: L meticulosus, fearful < metus, fear

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See meticulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Extremely careful and precise.
  2. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin metīculōsus, timid

Origin: , from metus, fear

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Related Forms:

  • me·ticˌu·losˈi·ty (-lŏsˈĭ-tē), me·ticˈu·lous·ness noun
  • me·ticˈu·lous·ly adverb

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