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meticulous
/ ɪˈɪʊə /
adjective
- very precise about details, even trivial ones; painstaking
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Derived Forms
- ˈپܱdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈپܱdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·پ··dzܲ· adverb
- ·پ··Dz··ٲ [m, uh, -tik-y, uh, -, los, -i-tee], ·پ··dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ··پ··dzܲ adjective
- un··پ··dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meticulous1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin īܱōܲ “full of fear, fearful,” equivalent to ī- for ū- (stem of metus “fear”) + -ܱōܲ, extracted from īܱōܲ “dangerous” ( perilous )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meticulous1
C16 (meaning: timid): from Latin پܱōܲ fearful, from metus fear
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Synonym Study
See painstaking.
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Example Sentences
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Every meticulous detail — from Anne’s tailored pleats to how each woman eats an apple — is beguiling.
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Its runaway success is a product of feeling and meticulous messaging, some of it hiding in plain sight.
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His meticulous attention to detail isn’t just about presentation.
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Complexity, whether it takes the form of the Church’s titles or its long history or its meticulous rites, is what distinguishes it as a religion in my experience.
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The project seeks to raise awareness and preserve these ancestral practices, which involve hours of meticulous work often overlooked in the textile industry.
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