Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in a meticulous manner;
- Example: "the set was meticulously authentic"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meticulous \Me*tic"u*lous\, a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear:
cf. F. m['e]ticuleux.]
Timid; fearful. [archaic]
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2. Taking great care to get every detail correct; working
thoroughly and with precision; as, meticulous workmanship.
[PJC] -- Me*tic"u*lous*ly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meticulously
adv 1: in a meticulous manner; "the set was meticulously
authentic"