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Definition of meticulous : Timid; fearful.

Synonyms:

organized, systematic, study at careful, loving, painstaking, nice, accept

dainty, fussy, flawless, literal, fastidious, priggish, discriminating, methodical, hypercritical, persnickety, proper, discerning, scrupulous, picky, accurate, particular, delicate, squeamish, perspicacious, diligent, conscientious, careful, prim, punctilious, mincing, qualmish, Epicurean, choosy, finicky

demanding, rigid, austere, fundamental, gruff, rigorous, brusque, dry, uncompromising, precise, curt, piquant, correct, brisk, chilly, obstinate, icy, stiff-necked, bleak, obdurate, disciplined, cutting, spare, stringent, hidebound, blunt, caustic, censorious, keen, cool, tart, exacting, basic, acute, sharp, ascetic, acerbic, imperial, raw, astringent, prudish, lean, severe, frosty, Spartan, Draconian, harsh, acrimonious, unbending, intense, puritanical, oppressive, intolerant, critical, authoritarian, short, abrupt, strict, stern, relentless, stark, inflexible, crisp, grim, strait-laced, dour

mindful, prudent, attentive, sharp-eyed, thorough, ready, heedful, provident, vigilant, cautious, observant, regardful, thoughtful, guarded, responsible, watchful, finical, alert, prepared

exact, definite, right

Usage examples:

• Even if he were judging all these odds with a meticulous nicety, Alexander questioned herself breathlessly, would there be time to wait for the full store to flow through that narrow channel? - "A Pagan of the Hills", Charles Neville Buck.
• " Half his old hope" a less meticulous speaker would have said. - "Punch, or the London Charivari, May 6, 1914", Various.
• Here one can find again his meticulous spirit. - "The French Impressionists (1860-1900)", Camille Mauclair.