CAREFUL, METICULOUS, SCRUPULOUS, PUNCTILIOUS mean showing close attention to detail.
CAREFUL implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes *a careful worker*.
METICULOUS may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points *meticulous scholarship*.
SCRUPULOUS applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical *scrupulous honesty*.
PUNCTILIOUS implies minute, even excessive attention to fine points *punctilious observance of ritual*.
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