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meticulous
me·tic·u·lous [ mə tíkyələss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
precise and painstaking: extremely careful and precise
[Early 19th century. < Latin meticulosus "fearful, timid" < metus "fear"]

me·tic·u·lous·ly adverb
me·tic·u·lous·ness noun

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See careful.
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