Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Timidly.
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- adverb In a
meticulous manner.
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- adverb in a meticulous manner
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Examples
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It’s no coincidence that 2006’s best scripted dramas — The Wire, HBO’s multi-season epic of inner-city Baltimore; and Children of Men, Alfonso Cuarón’s futuristic thriller — were studies in meticulously crafted “realness,” deploying naturalistic dialogue, decentered and chaotic action, stutter-step pacing, and a reporter’s eye for the telling detail.
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It’s no coincidence that 2006’s best scripted dramas — The Wire, HBO’s multi-season epic of inner-city Baltimore; and Children of Men, Alfonso Cuarón’s futuristic thriller — were studies in meticulously crafted “realness,” deploying naturalistic dialogue, decentered and chaotic action, stutter-step pacing, and a reporter’s eye for the telling detail.
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Kraby said Breivik had considered other possible targets to strike as he prepared what Norway's Police Security Service has described as a meticulously prepared attack by a lone culprit.
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And that finger snap notwithstanding, some songs feel a little too perfect, with every violin note in place, every word meticulously sculpted.
The Odd Couple 2008
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After many phone calls meticulously describing the pillow and much negotiation the hotel agreed to send it.
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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After many phone calls meticulously describing the pillow and much negotiation the hotel agreed to send it.
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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Josh Green, in a stunning piece that might be called a meticulously reported notebook dump, says, in The Atlantic, that Mrs. Clinton made personnel decisions based only on loyalty, not talent and skill.
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During the daylight hours he gathered together the makings of a new flyer, one whose characters were copied meticulously from an English-Chinese dictionary.
Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004
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During the daylight hours he gathered together the makings of a new flyer, one whose characters were copied meticulously from an English-Chinese dictionary.
Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004
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During the daylight hours he gathered together the makings of a new flyer, one whose characters were copied meticulously from an English-Chinese dictionary.
Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004
Kristianto2010 commented on the word meticulously
The spawn production room has to be kept meticulously (cermat) clean to avoid any contamination.
January 25, 2011