Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meticulously

/mətˈɪkjələsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
metic-u-lous-ly
IPA
/mətˈɪkjələsli/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a meticulous manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English meticulous Middle English -ly English -ly English meticulously From meticulous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more meticulously (comparative) most meticulously (superlative)

Synonyms

conscientiously painstakingly fastidiously carefully methodically precisely rigorously scrupulously thoroughly

Antonyms

sloppily carelessly slapdashedly

Rhymes With

ridiculously

Questions

How do you pronounce meticulously?
The recorded pronunciation is /mətˈɪkjələsli/.
What does meticulously mean?
In a meticulous manner.
Where does meticulously come from?
Etymology tree English meticulous Middle English -ly English -ly English meticulously From meticulous + -ly.

How to pronounce meticulously

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “meticulously”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mətˈɪkjələsli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “meticulously” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.