Meticulous

/mɪˈtɪk.jə.ləs/adjective

Showing great attention to detail

very careful and precise in one's work.

The QA engineer's meticulous testing caught three critical edge cases.Engineering
Her meticulous documentation made onboarding new team members effortless.Workplace

Origin: From Latin meticulosus 'fearful, timid', from metus 'fear'. Meaning shifted to 'careful' by the 18th century

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