Meticulous

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Extremely careful and precise.
  • adj. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
  • adj. Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Timid; fearful.
  • adj. Taking great care to get every detail correct; working thoroughly and with precision.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Timid; over-careful.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by precise accordance with details
  • adj. marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  • Equivalent
    precise    fastidious   
    Antonym
    careless    sloppy    slapdash   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    timid    fearful    careful    scrupulous    rigorous    precise    painstaking   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ridiculous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    painstaking    exhaustive    punctilious    scrupulous    careful    diligent    thorough    systematic    rigorous    cursory