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单词 meticulous
释义 me·tic·u·lous
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ləs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin meticulosus, from metus fear + -iculosus (as in periculosus dangerous)
1. obsolete : timid, fearful
2. : marked by extreme painstaking care in the consideration or treatment of details:
 a. : unduly fussy especially through fear of error or censure
  < if I seem rather meticulous in my examination of this question — World Report >
  < in their work, they were rigid and overzealous, meticulous, overconscientious, inelastic — Harold Rosen & H.E.Kiene >
  < no longer interpret contracts with meticulous adherence to the letter when in conflict with the spirit — B.N.Cardozo >
 b. : commendably thorough or precise : strict
  < that fullness and meticulous documentation which the scholar requires — G.W.Allen >
  < a meticulous scholar, who has mastered the documents of the age — Reinhold Niebuhr >
  < using meticulous intravascular injection techniques — N.M.Pusey >
  < had observed a meticulous neutrality — Sir Winston Churchill >
  < a meticulous regard for law and usage — C.G.Bowers >
Synonyms: see careful
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