paying careful attention to every detailsynonymfastidious,thoroughmeticulous planning/records/researchTheir room had been prepared with meticulous care.She planned her trip in meticulous detail.meticulous in something/doing somethingHe's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.meticulous about somethingMy father was meticulous about his appearance.Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeticulous is used with these nouns: attention,care,craftsmanship,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Describing workWord Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fearful or timid’): from Latin meticulosus, from metus ‘fear’. The word came to mean ‘excessively careful about detail’, hence the current sense (early 19th cent.).Extra examplesShe is meticulous in her choice of words.She kept the records in absolutely meticulous order.He’s always meticulous in keeping the records up to date.The room had been prepared with meticulous care.
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