meticulous
meticulous
Definition
me·ticu·lous (mə tik′yo̵̅o̅ ləs, -yə-)
adjective
extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
Etymology: L meticulosus, fearful < metus, fear
me·tic′u·lously adverb
me·tic′u·lous·ness noun or me·tic′u·los′·ity--läs′i tē
meticulous
Synonyms
meticulous
modif.
meticulous
Usage Examples
Preposition: about
- hygiene: And then who can forget Bryson ( our cook ), his food was spectacular and he was meticulous about hygiene.
Modifies a noun
- attention: We can provide a high impact comprehensive clean, with meticulous attention to detail.
- craftsmanship: The dedicated research and meticulous craftsmanship shown by Andrew Winton have resulted in a book that no lover of Burns can resist.
- preparation: I have often written of the need for meticulous preparation in the build up for ultra events.
- planning: Such creative control, of course, requires meticulous planning.
- scholarship: Perhaps it was his own meticulous scholarship which prevented him.
- standard: You can relax in the knowledge that the same meticulous design standards have been built into MPEG IMX Studio Players.
Used with adjective complement
- require: Searching for risk factors in such groups would require meticulous follow up of large cohorts.
Infinitive complement
- exclude: Political debate than meticulous to exclude the difficulty in the atom.
Modifying Another Word
- very: He's very meticulous about picking the right song.
- so: I'm usually so meticulous, and check and re-check all the knots I tie.
- too: In part this is because Interesting Times skirts any too meticulous chronology in its discussion of his own Communism.
- always: An inspired colourist, Lucienne was always meticulous about selecting the colourways for her patterns.
- quite: I have been quite meticulous in recording teh events of teh last 7 weeks.
- usually: Additional evidence that something was amiss comes from Meinertzhagen's usually meticulous diaries.
Preposition: in
- cleanliness: Tho meticulous in personal cleanliness, for example, Darby wore only simple clothing and those to the point of shabbiness.
- everything: She is the tidiest person in the office and very thorough and meticulous in everything she undertakes.
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