Meticulous
məˈtɪkjʊləs
adjective
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
The word 'meticulous' comes from the Latin word 'meticulosus,' meaning 'fearful' or 'timid.' It emphasizes the idea of being extremely cautious and precise in one's actions or work.
See how Agatha Christie, Suzanne Collins and 3 other authors use "meticulous", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
LIEUTENANT AND CLOWN If, from a distance of seven thousand parsecs, the fall of Kalgan to the armies of the Mule had produced reverberations that had excited the curiosity of an old Trader, the apprehension of a dogged captain, and the annoyance of a meticulous mayor – to those on Kalgan itself, it produced nothing and excited no one.
Isaac Asimov
Foundation 2 - Foundation and Empire
There was the dining-room, solidly, portwinily English, with its great mahogany table, its eighteenth-century chairs and sideboard, its eighteenth-century pictures—family portraits, meticulous animal paintings.
Aldous Huxley
Crome Yellow
I place my feet carefully, block out the rest of the world as I take meticulous aim, The first arrow tears through the side of the bag near the top, leaving a split in the burlap.
Suzanne Collins
Hunger Games 1 - The Hunger Games
“A very meticulous and accurate account,” he said kindly.
Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The priests took her down to a dune top and planted a meticulous copy of a Fremen thumper in the sand.
Frank Herbert
Heretics of Dune
