meticuloso
Latin
Adjective
meticulōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of meticulōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin meticulōsus.
Adjective
meticuloso (feminine meticulosa, masculine plural meticulosos, feminine plural meticulosas, comparable, comparative mais meticuloso, superlative o mais meticuloso or meticulosíssimo, metaphonic)
- meticulous, rigorous, scrupulous
- Synonyms: consciencioso, escrupuloso
Derived terms
- meticulosamente
- meticulosidade
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin meticulōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metikuˈloso/ [me.t̪i.kuˈlo.so]
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: me‧ti‧cu‧lo‧so
Adjective
meticuloso (feminine meticulosa, masculine plural meticulosos, feminine plural meticulosas)
- meticulous
Derived terms
- meticulosamente
- meticulosidad
Further reading
- “meticuloso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014