тщательный

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Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тъщати (tŭščati, to hurry, to rush) +‎ -тельный (-telʹnyj). Probably related to тоска́ (toská).

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Adjective

тща́тельный (tščátelʹnyj) (comparative (по)тща́тельнее or (по)тща́тельней)

  1. careful, thorough (meticulous)
    Synonyms: аккура́тный (akkurátnyj), доскональный (doskonalʹnyj), скрупулёзный (skrupuljóznyj), стара́тельный (starátelʹnyj)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тщательный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress