English
Pronunciation
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Adjective
en-adj

1. with extreme care, precision, and attention to detail. It may be used in praise, synonymous with painstaking; or pejoratively, for absorption to neglect of constraints in time and resources.

Derived terms

meticulousness

Synonyms

1. careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous

Antonyms

1. sloppy, careless, slapdash

Translations

Finnish: huolellinen
French: méticuleux, soigneux
German: akribisch :de:akribisch|(de)
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Japanese: 細��������������������, saibu made ikitodoita�
Portuguese: caprichoso(a)
Swedish: omsorgsfull

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• 2007-08-30 00:57 - Doug Hockin - /* Adjective */ Add en-adj and derived term

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