Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmeticulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-metic-u-lous
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively or very meticulous.

Example Sentences

"Overanxious and overmeticulous supervision is almost certain to result in discontinued homes or overly dependent Family Care therapists."
"Television viewing in excess can be unwittingly encouraged by a tired mother and also by an overmeticulous or overprotective one."
"When you have decided on your menu write it all down from cocktails to coffee, and list every ingredient that you will use. Then check with your kitchen staples and make a shopping list. This may sound overmeticulous, but it saves time and trouble in the long run, and the written outline will be your work plan right up to the moment of serving the meal."

Etymology

From over- + meticulous.

Inflected Forms

more overmeticulous (comparative) most overmeticulous (superlative) over-meticulous (alternative)

Derived Forms

overmeticulously overmeticulousness

Questions

What does overmeticulous mean?: Excessively or very meticulous.
Where does overmeticulous come from?: From over- + meticulous.

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