Definitions for meticulousməˈtɪk yə ləs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
me•tic•u•lous*məˈtɪk yə ləs(adj.)
taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough.
finicky; fussy.
* Syn: See painstaking.
Origin of meticulous:
1525–35; < L metīculōsus full of fear, fearful =metī- for metū- (s. of metus fear) +-culōsus, extracted from perīculōsusperilous
me•tic′u•lous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
meticulous, punctilious(adj)
marked by precise accordance with details
"meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
meticulous(adj)
marked by extreme care in treatment of details
"a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities"
Wiktionary
meticulous(Adjective)
Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
meticulous(Adjective)
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
Origin: From meticulosus, from metus and -culosus, extracted from periculosus.
Webster Dictionary
Meticulous(adj)
timid; fearful
Translations for meticulous
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
meticulous(adjective)
very careful, almost too careful (about small details)
He paid meticulous attention to detail.
- noulettendAfrikaans
- دَقيق، شَديد التَّدْقيقArabic
- дребнавBulgarian
- meticulosoPortuguese (BR)
- úzkostlivě pečlivýCzech
- peinlich genauGerman
- omhyggelig; pertentligDanish
- σχολαστικόςGreek
- meticulosoSpanish
- piinlikult täpneEstonian
- باریک بینFarsi
- pikkutarkkaFinnish
- méticuleuxFrench
- קַפדָןHebrew
- अतिसावधानHindi
- pretjerano točan, sitničavCroatian
- aprólékos(kodó)Hungarian
- cermatIndonesian
- nákvæmur, vandvirkurIcelandic
- meticolosoItalian
- 細かすぎるJapanese
- 지나치게 소심한Korean
- skrupulingas, smulkmeniškasLithuanian
- sīkumains, pedantisksLatvian
- cermatMalay
- uiterst preciesDutch
- grundig, omhyggelig, pirketNorwegian
- skrupulatnyPolish
- باریک بینPersian
- په ځير ليدلPashto
- meticulosoPortuguese
- meticulosRomanian
- тщательный; дотошныйRussian
- úzkostlivo starostlivýSlovak
- pikolovskiSlovenian
- pedantanSerbian
- pedantisk, petig, minutiösSwedish
- พิถีพิถันมากThai
- titizTurkish
- 過分注意細節的, 小心翼翼的Chinese (Trad.)
- скрупульозний; ретельнийUkrainian
- نہایت محتاطUrdu
- tỉ mỉVietnamese
- 过分注意细节的，小心翼翼的Chinese (Simp.)
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