meticulous
Americanadjective
Related Words
See painstaking.
Other Word Forms
- meticulosity noun
- meticulously adverb
- meticulousness noun
- unmeticulous adjective
- unmeticulousness noun
Etymology
Origin of meticulous
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin metīculōsus “full of fear, fearful,” equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus “fear”) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus “dangerous” ( perilous )
Example Sentences
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Considering his meticulous pursuit of almost every record there is in the sport, it feels wrong to put anything Djokovic down to fortune.
From BBC
“Your mother was meticulous. Careful. She wrote down everything, kept impeccable records. If there was some way to manipulate things to make a kid like you possible, she would have found it.”
From Literature
More than a decade in the making, Ryan and Kehew’s meticulous reproduction of Martin’s scores will demonstrate his central role in creating The Beatles’ abiding legacy.
From Salon
Their playing was electric in its immediacy, cogent in conception and executed with meticulous care—the orchestra sounding lush yet transparent, with enviably subtle dynamic shifts.
Chef de mission Eve Muirhead, who won curling gold in 2022, said preparations had been "meticulous" with a "focus on creating the conditions that allow athletes to deliver when it matters most".
From BBC
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