Definitions for meticulous

meticulous me·tic·u·lous

Spelling: [muh-tik-yuh-luh s]
IPA: /məˈtɪk yə ləs/

Meticulous is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 642 anagrams from letters in meticulous (ceilmostuu).

Definitions for meticulous

adjective

  1. taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough:
  2. finicky; fussy:

Origin of meticulous

1525-35; Latin metīculōsus full of fear, fearful, equivalent to metī- for metū- (stem of metus fear) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus perilous

Examples for meticulous

In a line of business built on meticulous order, the inner workings of Spinal Solutions were a study in disorder.

It took a special, meticulous kind of person to accomplish the undertaking, someone with brains, patience, and nerves of steel.

At least in his early works, he was meticulous in his research.

Rick suggests a Woodbury-esque sneak attack on the hospital and lays out a meticulous strategy relying heavily on timing and luck.

He admitted responsibility without hesitation, and in meticulous, grisly detail.

He was a thin and meticulous man, and he operated his ship with mechanical perfection.

Casey nervously undid a shoelace, retieing it with meticulous care.

It is impossible to give you an idea of such a meticulous neatness.

Without overshadowing his talented counterparts, Cedar commands the stage with a meticulous mix of stoicism and candor.

They spare him the trouble of meticulous investigation of unimportant facts.

Word Value for meticulous
Scrable

14

Words with friends

19

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