meticulous

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
  2. (archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.

Concepten

angstvallig

scrupuleus

pietepeuterig

pietluttig

afgepast

acribisch

minutieus

Tegenovergesteld aan
sloppy, careless, slapdash, aggressive, carefree, meticulous
Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/
Etymologie (Engels)

Learned borrowing from Latin meticulōsus (“full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful”), from metus (“fear”) and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“perilous”). Sense of “characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details” is a semantic loan from French méticuleux.

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