| meticulous | | |
| adj. | 1. meticulous, punctilious | marked by precise accordance with details.; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| adj. | 2. meticulous | marked by extreme care in treatment of details.; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" |
| ~ fastidious | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
| scrupulous | | |
| adj. | 1. scrupulous | having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled.; "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance" |
| ~ principled | based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality.; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person" |
| ~ religious | extremely scrupulous and conscientious.; "religious in observing the rules of health" |
| adj. | 2. conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous | characterized by extreme care and great effort.; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| persnickety | | |
| adj. | 1. bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish | (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant.; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" |
| ~ proud | feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride.; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" |
| adj. | 2. pernickety, persnickety | characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details.; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher" |
| ~ fastidious | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
| intricate | | |
| adj. | 1. intricate | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate.; "intricate lacework" |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| stickler | | |
| n. (person) | 1. stickler | someone who insists on something.; "a stickler for promptness" |
| ~ disciplinarian, martinet, moralist | someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. |
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