meticulous
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to detailsCharacterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
Meaning
2 sensesCharacterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
meticulous search
meticulous investigation
akribisch, peinlich genau, pedantisch
скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj, дото́шныйdotóšnyj, педанти́чныйpedantíčnyj
сумлі́ннийsumlínnyj, рете́льнийretélʹnyj, педанти́чнийpedantýčnyj
marked by precise accordance with details
(archaic)Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
furchtsam, übervorsichtig
Examples
27 sentencesTom is meticulous.
Том прискіпливий. — deniko
deTom ist sorgfältig. — Felixjp
He's not a very meticulous guy.
deEr ist wirklich nicht der genaueste. — virgil
Tom is very meticulous about everything.
Tom is very meticulous.
deTom ist sehr akribisch. — wolfgangth
Sami has been meticulous about safety.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin meticulōsus (“full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightfLearned borrowing from Latin meticulōsus (“full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful”), from metus (“fear”) and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“perilous”). Sense of “characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details” is a semantic loan from French méticuleux.
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Forms
more meticulous, most meticulous| Comparative | more meticulous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most meticulous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
53 synonyms- marked by precise accordance with details:punctilious
Antonyms
30 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form