Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Meticulous \Me*tic"u*lous\, a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear:
   cf. F. m['e]ticuleux.]
   Timid; fearful. -- {Me*tic"u*lous*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

meticulous
     adj 1: marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly
            meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his
            attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: {punctilious}]
     2: marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a
        meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in
        his business formalities" [syn: {picky}]