METICULOUS


Meaning of METICULOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈti-kyə-ləs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin meticulosus fearful, irregular from metus fear

Date: 1827

: marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

a meticulous researcher

Synonyms: see careful

• me·tic·u·los·i·ty -ˌti-kyə-ˈlä-sə-tē noun

• me·tic·u·lous·ly -ˈti-kyə-ləs-lē adverb

• me·tic·u·lous·ness -nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.