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meticulous
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context archaic English) timid, fearful, overly cautious. 2 Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
WordNet
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adj. marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: punctilious ] marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "fearful, timid," from Latin meticulosus "fearful, timid," literally "full of fear," from metus "fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety," of unknown origin. Sense of "fussy about details" is first recorded in English 1827, from French méticuleux "timorously ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meticulous \Me*tic"u*lous\, a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear: cf. F. m['e]ticuleux.] Timid; fearful. [archaic] 2. Taking great care to get every detail correct; working thoroughly and with precision; as, meticulous workmanship. [PJC] -- Me*tic"u*lous*ly ...
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