Meticulous
[mə'tɪkjələs]
Definition
(adj.) marked by extreme care in treatment of details; 'a meticulous craftsman'; 'almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities' .
(adj.) marked by precise accordance with details; 'meticulous research'; 'punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette' .
Typed by Gladys--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Timid; fearful.
Typist: Virginia
Definition
adj. (arch.) timid over careful.—adv. Metic′ulously.
Typist: Zamenhof
Examples
- Another large part of his recorded utterances is aimed against the meticulous observance of the rules of the pious career. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For a hundred needs of the nation it has no thought, but about the precise morality of an historical transaction eight years old there is a meticulous interest. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typist: Zamenhof