Transcription
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- [muh-tik-yuh-luh s]
- /məˈtɪk yə ləs/
- /məˈtɪk.jʊ.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-tik-yuh-luh s]
- /məˈtɪk yə ləs/
Definitions of meticulous word
- adjective meticulous taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance. 1
- adjective meticulous finicky; fussy: meticulous adherence to technicalities. 1
- noun meticulous Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. 1
- adjective meticulous If you describe someone as meticulous, you mean that they do things very carefully and with great attention to detail. 0
- adjective meticulous very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking 0
- adjective meticulous extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky 0
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Origin of meticulous
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 Meticulous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meticulous 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
meticulous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meticulous
adj meticulous
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- accurate — careful and exact
- fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
adjective meticulous
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- finicky — excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
- duteous — dutiful; obedient.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
Antonyms for meticulous
adj meticulous
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- inexact — not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- negligent — guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty: negligent officials.
- unscrupulous — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
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