[mɪˈtɪkjʊləs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
(e.g: the designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘fearful or timid’): from Latin meticulosus, from metus ‘fear’. The word came to mean ‘overcareful about detail’, hence the current sense (early 19th century)