Main Entry: me·tic·u·lous

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈti-kyə-ləs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin meticulosus fearful, irregular from metus fear

Date: 1827

: marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details <a meticulous researcher>

synonyms see careful

— me·tic·u·los·i·ty \-ˌti-kyə-ˈlä-sə-tē\ noun

— me·tic·u·lous·ly \-ˈti-kyə-ləs-lē\ adverb

— me·tic·u·lous·ness \-nəs\ noun