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Antonyms for meticulously


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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