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"superlative"
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "all-encompassing"
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "industrious"
}
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"word": "sloppy"
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{
"word": "slapdash"
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"text": "meticulous report",
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"text": "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.",
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"Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details."
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"attention",
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"fearful"
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"cautious",
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"(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious."
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"US"
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},
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"ipa": "/mɪˈtɪkjuləs/",
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"US"
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "accurate"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "careful"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "comprehensive"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "conscientious"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "exhaustive"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "fastidious"
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "in-depth"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "intensive"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "letter-perfect"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "mindful"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "minute"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "particular"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "polished"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "precise"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "painstaking"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "punctilious"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "rigorous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "root and branch"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "scrupulous"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "scrutinous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "sedulous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "strict"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "thorough"
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"source": "Thesaurus:meticulous",
"word": "tight"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "štatelen",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "щателен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pedantičen",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "педантичен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticulós"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minuciós"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "過細"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guòxì",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "过细"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "細緻"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xìzhì",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "细致"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "pečlivý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "puntíčkářský"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "akurátní"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minutiøs"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "angstvallig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "scrupuleus"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticuleus"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "acribisch"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "huolellinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "méticuleux"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "soigneux"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticuloso"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minucioso"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "akribisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "peinlich genau"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"tags": [
"pejorative"
],
"word": "pedantisch"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minutiös"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minuziös"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epimelís",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "επιμελής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "aprólékos"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "teliti"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticoloso"
},
{
"alt": "さいぶまでいきとどいた",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "saibu made ikitodoita",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "細部まで行き届いた"
},
{
"alt": "きちょうめんな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kichōmen na",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "几帳面な"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "akribesch"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "akribičen",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "акрибичен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "mārehe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "uhupoho"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "whakautiuti"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "omhyggelig"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "drobiazgowy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "skrupulatny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticuloso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticulos"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skrupuljóznyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "скрупулёзный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dotóšnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "дото́шный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pedantíčnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "педанти́чный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tščatelʹnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "тщательный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vʺjedlivyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "въедливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "doskonalʹnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "доскональный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "pongail"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "meticuloso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minucioso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "minutiös"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "omsorgsfull"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "malambis"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "titiz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sumlínnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "сумлі́нний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "retélʹnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "рете́льний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pedantýčnyj",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "педанти́чний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details",
"word": "tỉ mỉ"
}
],
"word": "meticulous"
}
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