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Meticulous: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Meticulous adjective. Showing great care and attention to every detail.
How to say it
mih-TIK-yuh-lus/mɪˈtɪkjʊləs/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (TIK).
Meticulous in a sentence
His meticulous notes made the handover painless.
The restorers worked with meticulous patience, a square centimetre a day.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- painstaking
- scrupulous
- thorough
- precise
Opposite:
- careless
- slapdash
Where meticulous comes from
From Latin meticulosus, fearful, from metus, fear; the careful sense came later.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The restorers worked with _____ patience, a square centimetre a day.
- ingenuous
- meticulous
- irascible
Show the answer
meticulous: The restorers worked with meticulous patience, a square centimetre a day.