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comparative more meticulous, superlative most meticulous
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details. quotations examples
The meticulous care with which the operation in Sicily was planned has paid dividends. Our casualties in men, in ships and materiel have been low—in fact, far below our estimate.
1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Roosevelt's Fireside Chat, 28 July 1943
(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.