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meticulosity

me·tic·u·lous
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-tik-yuh-luh s]
    • /məˈtɪk yə ləs/
    • /mˌetɪkjʊlˈɒsɪti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tik-yuh-luh s]
    • /məˈtɪk yə ləs/

Definitions of meticulosity word

  • adjective meticulosity taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance. 1
  • adjective meticulosity finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities. 1
  • noun meticulosity (rare) Meticulousness; the state or quality of being meticulous.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. 1
  • abbreviation METICULOSITY meticulousness 0
See all 4 definitions of meticulosity

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Origin of meticulosity

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous

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Parts of speech for Meticulosity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Meticulosity

meticulosity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for meticulosity

adj meticulosity

  • fouled-up — Informal. confused, chaotic, or disorganized.

adjective meticulosity

  • junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
All 2 Synonyms of meticulosity

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