English

Adjective

meticulous ‎(comparative more meticulous, superlative most meticulous)

1. (archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
2. Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
   • 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt's Fireside Chat, 28 July 1943:

     The meticulous care with which the operation in Sicily was planned has paid dividends. Our casualties in men, in ships and materiel have been low—in fact, far below our estimate.

Synonyms

• careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous
• See also Wikisaurus:meticulous

Antonyms

• sloppy, careless, slapdash

Derived terms

• meticulosity, meticulousness

Translations

External links

• meticulous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• meticulous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911