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meticulous (adjective):
: marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Meticulous comes from the Latin word for “fearful”—meticulosus—and ultimately from the Latin noun metus, meaning “fear.” Although meticulous currently has no “fearful” meanings, it was originally used as a synonym of “frightened” and “timid.” This sense had fallen into disuse by 1700, and in the 1800s meticulous acquired a new meaning of “overly and timidly careful” (possibly due to the influence of the French word méticuleux). This meaning in turn led to the current one of “painstakingly careful,” with no connotations of fear at all. The newest use was controversial for a time, but it is now by far the most common meaning.
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