American English pronunciation

How to pronounce meticulous

IPA transcription: [mə'tɪkjələs]

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Adjective

  • marked by precise accordance with details

    “meticulous research”

    “punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette”

  • marked by extreme care in treatment of details

    “a meticulous craftsman”

    “almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities”

Usage examples

  • They lauded her meticulous, careful work and her skills as a collector.
  • They believe in being meticulous and thrifty.
  • In this way interesting variations are analyzed more meticulously than less promising lines.
  • He is characterized as very meticulous and ordered and has little social contact.
  • Because he was so meticulous and took so long.
  • Collection management requires meticulous record keeping.
  • Each murder has been meticulously staged to appear as an accident.
  • Wonderful and meticulous sharing.
  • However, Chauliac stayed on, treating plague patients and documenting symptoms meticulously.