meticulous

Definition of meticulous in English English dictionary: Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details; Timid, fearful, overly cautious; over-cautious; If you describe someone as meticulous, you mean that they do things very carefully and with great attention to detail. He was so meticulous about everything The painting had been executed with meticulous attention to detail. + meticulously me·ticu·lous·ly The flat had been meticulously cleaned. very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly (meticulosus , from metus ); marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"; Timid; fearful; {s} pedantic, cautious concerning minute details; scrupulous; careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous; marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette; with extreme care, precision, and attention to detail. It may be used in praise, synonymous with painstaking; or pejoratively, for absorption to neglect of constraints in time and resources; marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities"; marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette; sloppy, careless, slapdash
meticulous planning: precise planning, exact designing
meticulous work: work in which careful attention must be paid to details
meticulousness: The state or characteristic of being meticulous
meticulously: in a meticulous manner; "the set was meticulously authentic
meticulously: in a meticulous manner; "the set was meticulously authentic"
meticulously: exactingly; methodically; scrupulously; carefully; in a meticulous manner
meticulously: in a meticulous manner
meticulousness: {i} exactness, precision; quality of being meticulous; strictness, scrupulousness; attention to small details
meticulousness: The property of being meticulous
meticulousness: strict attention to minute details

meticulous

Hyphenation

me·ti·cu·lous

Turkish pronunciation

mıtîkyılıs

Synonyms

careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous, accurate, cautious, conscientious, conscionable, crossing the t’s, dotting the i’s, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful

Antonyms

sloppy, careless, slapdash, messy, undetailed

Pronunciation

/məˈtəkyələs/ /məˈtɪkjələs/

Etymology

() From Latin meticulōsus (“full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful”) from metus (“fear”) and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“perilous”).