meticulous
pronunciation
How to pronounce meticulous in British English:
UK [məˈtɪkjələs]
How to pronounce meticulous in American English:
US [məˈtɪkjələs]
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- Adjective:
- marked by precise accordance with details
- marked by extreme care in treatment of details
Word Origin
- meticulous (adj.)
- 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 fussy" [Fowler attributes this use in English to "literary critics"], from the Latin word. Related: Meticulosity.
Example
- 1. He put his meticulous style to use when photographing the karnataka region of india as well .
- 2. Are your competitors quite as meticulous as you are ?
- 3. He was methodical and meticulous , often considered part of the post-world war I precisionism movement .
- 4. Cho 's meticulous efforts to paint the perfect face are not unusual in south korea .
- 5. Mania was meticulous about the appearances , the dispossessed are often some of the proudest people .