Definitions for Meticulous
məˈtɪk yə ləsmetic·u·lous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meticulous, punctiliousadjective

   marked by precise accordance with details

   "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

2. meticulousadjective

   marked by extreme care in treatment of details

   "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities"

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1. Meticulousadjective

   Taking great care to get every detail correct; working thoroughly and with precision; as, meticulous workmanship.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meticulousadjective

   Timid, fearful, overly cautious.

2. meticulousadjective

   Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

3. Etymology: From meticulosus, from metus and -culosus, extracted from periculosus.

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1. meticulous

   Meticulous refers to showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meticulousadjective

   timid; fearful

2. Etymology: [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear: cf. F. mticuleux.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meticulous

   mē-tik′ū-lus, adj. (arch.) timid, over careful.—adv. Metic′ulously. [L. metus, fear.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meticulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meticulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Meticulous in a Sentence

1. Conan OBriens late-night careerO'Brien jokes:

   It felt fitting for our show, when all of these legends go off the air, everything is meticulous. Of course, we would think of a bit with Jack Black where Jack Black pretends to get hurt and when shooting it, Jack Black gets hurt.

2. Deborah Birx:

   [ It was ] probably a GI thing, but you know, I'm meticulous. I'm a physician, i got a test late Saturday night, and I'm negative. I stayed home another day just to make sure. That's how we protect one another.

3. Major General Peter Gersten:

   We have some healing to do too. … The passion and the honor of the paint team and design crews as they put this airplane together piece by piece, and scrubbed it piece by piece with meticulous detail was all based on the honor of being able to give back something to the community.

4. Blake Charlton:

   Doctors are very meticulous people, you wouldn’t get to where we are if you were not.

5. William Schaffner:

   They wear masks. They do social distancing. They are meticulous, the other day, they came over to our pool and they stayed on one end of the pool and we stayed on the other. They never went inside the house. My wife said to me,' Well, they're not going to be helpful in the trials, that's for sure.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Meticulous
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Meticulous
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meticulous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Meticulous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Meticulous
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Meticulous