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Grammar : Adv

Spell : muh-tik-yuh-luhs

Phonetic Transcription : məˈtɪk yə ləs

Definition of meticulously

Origin : 1680s, from meticulous + -ly (2).

As in thoroughly : adv exhaustively
As in accurately : adv correctly
As in scrupulously : adv exactly
As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly
As in exhaustively : adv thoroughly
As in closely : adv approximately, carefully

Example sentences :

Furthermore, her face and body were meticulously symmetrical.
Extract from : « The Perfectionists » by Arnold Castle

What little hair he did have left was meticulously shaved off every morning.
Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett

But once he realized that, he meticulously joked about them.
Extract from : « At the Post » by Horace Leonard Gold

It may be putting it strong; but it is also meticulously and simply—true.
Extract from : « Through Our Unknown Southwest » by Agnes C. Laut

Very often they are of all men the most meticulously mannered.
Extract from : « Preaching and Paganism » by Albert Parker Fitch

Others are meticulously insistent and exhaust all their challenges.
Extract from : « The Man in Court » by Frederic DeWitt Wells

I do not pretend for a moment that all these details are meticulously accurate.
Extract from : « Adventures of a Despatch Rider » by W. H. L. Watson

There is still a Teutonic touch in the Burgundian; he is meticulously thorough.
Extract from : « Impressions And Comments » by Havelock Ellis

"My father and her mother were brother and sister," explained Mr. Hersheimmer meticulously.
Extract from : « The Secret Adversary » by Agatha Christie

But now some primitive instinct perhaps or some subconscious intimation of danger made him meticulously noiseless.
Extract from : « The Research Magnificent » by H. G. Wells

Synonyms for meticulously

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