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meticulouslyWith extreme care and precision, paying careful attention to every small detail. This involves thorough, painstaking effort to ensure accuracy and completeness in all aspects of a task or process.

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: With extreme care and precision, paying careful attention to every small detail. This involves thorough, painstaking effort to ensure accuracy and completeness in all aspects of a task or process.

Pronunciation (IPA): /məˈtɪkjələsli/

Korean meaning: 세심하게, 꼼꼼하게

Korean pronunciation: 미-티큘-러스-리 (강세: 티큘)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother meticulously counts every grain of rice before cooking.
  • The detective meticulously examined the crime scene for clues.
  • He meticulously arranged his sock drawer by color, size, and fabric type.

meticulously

ADVERB

//məˈtɪkjələsli//

With extreme care and precision, paying careful attention to every small detail. This involves thorough, painstaking effort to ensure accuracy and completeness in all aspects of a task or process.

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💡 Concept

With extreme care and precision, paying careful attention to every small detail. This involves thorough, painstaking effort to ensure accuracy and completeness in all aspects of a task or process.

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meticulously rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Prepared meticulously, landed miraculously, yet seems ridiculously perfect!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/məˈtɪkjələsli/

🌳Etymology

Rootmeticul
Suffix--ously

Origin

From Latin 'meticulosus' meaning fearful or timid, derived from 'metus' meaning fear. The word evolved to describe someone who works with extreme care due to fear of making mistakes.

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🎵Rhyme

rigorouslyvigorouslygenerously

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother meticulously counts every grain of rice before cooking.

The detective meticulously examined the crime scene for clues.

😄 Fun example

He meticulously arranged his sock drawer by color, size, and fabric type.

The surgeon meticulously performed the delicate operation.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

carefullypreciselythoroughlypainstakinglyscrupulously

Antonyms

carelesslyhastily