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Definition of "meticulous" []

  • Extremely careful and precise. (adjective)
  • Extremely or excessively concerned with details. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "meticulous" in a sentence
  • "She was referring to her meticulous joke file, featured in her 2010 documentary, "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.""
  • "But with great patience, he always explained them to me in meticulous detail."
  • "They plan it in meticulous detail over the course of a very condensed week."