meticulosus

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Latin

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Etymology

From metus (“fear”) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“perilous”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

meticulōsus (feminine meticulōsa, neuter meticulōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. full of fear, fearful, timid
    Nullus est hoc meticulosus aeque.
    No one is as careful as him.
  2. frightful, terrible

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative meticulōsus meticulōsa meticulōsum meticulōsī meticulōsae meticulōsa
genitive meticulōsī meticulōsae meticulōsī meticulōsōrum meticulōsārum meticulōsōrum
dative meticulōsō meticulōsae meticulōsō meticulōsīs
accusative meticulōsum meticulōsam meticulōsum meticulōsōs meticulōsās meticulōsa
ablative meticulōsō meticulōsā meticulōsō meticulōsīs
vocative meticulōse meticulōsa meticulōsum meticulōsī meticulōsae meticulōsa

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