meticulous
adjective /məˈtɪkjələs/
/məˈtɪkjələs/
(approving)- paying careful attention to every detail synonym fastidious, thorough
- meticulous planning/records/research
- Their room had been prepared with meticulous care.
- She planned her trip in meticulous detail.
- meticulous in (doing) something He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.
- meticulous about something My father was meticulous about his appearance.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- She kept the records in absolutely meticulous order.
- She is meticulous in her choice of words.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeticulous is used with these nouns:- attention
- care
- craftsmanship
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fearful or timid’): from Latin meticulosus, from metus ‘fear’. The word came to mean ‘excessively careful about detail’, hence the current sense (early 19th cent.).