mi·nu·ti·ose \-shēˌōs\adjective ormi·nu·ti·ous\-shēəs\ Etymology:minutiose alteration (influenced by -ose) of minutious, from French minutieux, from minutie minutia (from Latin minutia) + -eux -ous : attentive to or dealing with minutiae < precision of minutiose observation — J.A.Thomson > < minutiose and troublesome attentions — Metropolis >