Meanings
comparative more meticulously · superlative most meticulously
- In a meticulous manner.
Near-synonyms: carefully, methodically, precisely, rigorously, scrupulously, thoroughly
1 more example
In fact, they ran that forty-three minutes’ meeting so meticulously, they even took input from the public with predictable results.
2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Special Districts”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 4, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBOSynonyms: conscientiously, painstakingly, fastidiously, carefully, methodically, precisely, rigorously, scrupulously · Antonyms: sloppily, carelessly, slapdashedly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a meticulous manner.
Origin
Translations
Catalan meticulosament
- meticulosamentadverb
French minutieusement, méticuleusement
- minutieusementadverb
- méticuleusementadverb
German minutiös, minuziös
- minutiösadverb
- minuziösadverb
- sorgfältigadverb
- pingeligadverb
- übergenauadverb
- akribischadverb
- peinlich genauadverb
Italian minuziosamente, accuratamente
- minuziosamenteadverb
- accuratamenteadverb
- meticolosamenteadverb
Lithuanian smulkmeniškai
- smulkmeniškaiadverb
Polish skrupulatnie, drobiazgowo
- skrupulatnieadverb
- drobiazgowoadverb
Portuguese meticulosamente
- meticulosamenteadverb
Russian кропотливо, тщательно
- кропотливо (kropotlivo)adverb
- тщательно (tščatelʹno)adverb
- педантично (pedantično)adverb
- скрупулёзно (skrupuljózno)adverb
- дотошно (dotošno)adverb
- мелочно (meločno)adverb
Spanish meticulosamente
- meticulosamenteadverb
Ukrainian рете́льно, сумлі́нно
- рете́льно (retélʹno)adverb
- сумлі́нно (sumlínno)adverb
- педанти́чно (pedantýčno)adverb
Cite this entry
meticulously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulously
“meticulously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulously. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meticulously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulously.
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