Clue I must recast, containing nothing of great precision

• Attentive to detail
• Very careful and precise
• Super-attentive to detail

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES meticulous detail (= very careful detail ) ▪ His books describe the mountains and their paths in meticulous detail. meticulous planning (= very careful planning of every detail ) ▪ Success had been achieved through ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context archaic English) timid, fearful, overly cautious. 2 Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

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 ...

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 ...

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