meticulous

Meaning

Adjective

Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
Timid, fearful, overly cautious.

Origin

From Latin meticulōsus, from metus and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus. Sense of "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details" is from French méticuleux.

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