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meticulous

Meaning

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise in workmanship or action.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

Ella cleaned her room with a meticulous eye. She checked every corner and made sure nothing was out of place. Her friends would rush and shove things under the bed, but Ella always took her time because being meticulous made her feel proud when everything looked just right.

Sarah was meticulous when packing for the trip. She checked her bag three times, making sure she had every little thing she might need. She didn't want to forget anything important, not even a tiny button.

As the head chef, Maria carefully arranged each garnish on the plate, her meticulous approach ensuring every ingredient was perfectly positioned. Her team watched in silence, knowing her standards meant the difference between a good meal and an extraordinary dining experience.

Frank was so meticulous when making his sandwich that he measured every slice of cheese with a ruler and lined up each pickle perfectly. He even counted the sesame seeds on his bun. Eating lunch with him took forever, but his sandwiches looked like tiny, delicious blueprints.

Gary the snail's shell polishing was a sight to behold. He was so meticulous, each tiny speck of dust was banished. His garden gnome friends often marveled at his precise buffing, even though he only had one friend who sometimes complimented him.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The detective was very meticulous in gathering all the evidence from the crime scene. It was a small room and it didn't take long for him to find everything he was looking for. The victim had been stabbed multiple times and there was blood everywhere. It was a horrible sight.

I have always been a very meticulous person. I am very careful and precise with everything that I do. I like everything to be just perfect. Being meticulous has served me well in life.

She was meticulous in her violence, making sure each blow was as precise as possible. Her victims felt the full force of her rage, and they were left begging for mercy. There was a coldness in her eyes that chilled them to the bone, and they knew that she would show no mercy. They were at her mercy, and she would make them pay for their crimes.

Toward the end of the project, we were all working very meticulously to make sure everything was perfect. The client was extremely pleased with the results and we were all very proud of our work. It was a great team effort and everyone showed their dedication and attention to detail.

She was a meticulous lady, always making sure everything was in its place. Her house was always clean and her clothes were always pressed. She was a bit of a perfectionist, but that's what made her so successful. One day, she went too far.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Emily was meticulous when she arranged her books, lining each one up by height and color. Her friends sometimes teased her for paying such close attention to where everything belonged, but she felt calm knowing every detail was just right and nothing was ever out of place.

She spent hours on the intricate model ship, her movements so meticulous that not a single tiny plank was out of place. Every brushstroke was deliberate, every glued seam perfectly aligned, a testament to her unwavering focus on achieving flawlessness in her craft.

Jason's woodworking fascinated everyone. His meticulous approach meant each joint fit perfectly, each surface smoothed without a single imperfection. When he finished a piece of furniture, it looked so precise that museum curators would have examined it with pure admiration.

During the art competition, Greg was so meticulous that he spent fifteen minutes adjusting the angle of a googly eye on his potato sculpture. His great attention to detail nearly blinded him with glue fumes, but his very careful and precise placement earned him the coveted Golden Spud trophy.

The squirrel's storage strategy was truly meticulous. He’d painstakingly sorted his acorns by size, color, and even potential crunchiness, ensuring each nut occupied its designated subterranean cubby. He’d drawn tiny maps with berry juice, just in case a rogue jay attempted a pilfering raid.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Despite the cacophony of the bustling café, Maya remained meticulous as she assembled the model ship. Each piece found its precise place, her unwavering concentration evident in every careful adjustment. Observing her, one could sense the pride she took in maintaining such attention to detail.

Her meticulous work on the delicate porcelain repair was breathtaking. Each infinitesimal fracture was addressed with painstaking care, the glue applied with a needle point, ensuring no visible seams marred the antique vase. This level of focus was essential; any deviation would have been catastrophic.

Sarah's fingers trembled as she aligned the intricate circuit board, her meticulous approach ensuring each microscopic connection was perfect. Her engineering team watched in hushed anticipation, knowing that one misplaced component could compromise the entire prototype's functionality.

Gerald's attempt to bake croissants revealed his meticulous nature; he measured flour on a digital scale, aligned each pastry at a 37-degree angle, and scrutinized dough layers with the precision of a jeweler inspecting rare gemstones—only to discover, ultimately, he’d forgotten yeast, rendering his efforts both extraordinary and catastrophically futile.

Barnaby, a connoisseur of *haute cuisine*, approached sandwich construction with a *meticulous* zeal, ensuring each condiment droplet was positioned with surgical precision. His ostentatious avocado spread, applied via miniature trowel, was a testament to his *fastidious* nature, a truly *preposterous* display for a mere ham and cheese.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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