adverb
meticulously
adverb
1
In a way that shows extremely careful attention to detail.
"The room was meticulously cleaned before the guests arrived."
How to Use Meticulously
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishVery carefully and precisely, leaving nothing overlooked.
Word Forms
more meticulously comparative, most meticulously superlative
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Etymology
From meticulous + -ly.
Rhymes for meticulously
famously
anxiously
seriously
obviously
curiously
furiously
nervously
viciously
jealously
hideously
previously
vigorously
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