meticulous

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me·tic·u·lous / məˈtikyələs/ • adj. showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise: he had always been so meticulous about his appearance.DERIVATIVES: me·tic·u·lous·ly adv.me·tic·u·lous·ness n.

meticulous

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meticulous † timid XVI; over-careful about details XIX. f. L. metīculōsus, f. metus fear, after perīculōsus PERILOUS.