Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative meticulōsus meticulōsa meticulōsum meticulōsī meticulōsae meticulōsa
Genitive meticulōsī meticulōsae meticulōsī meticulōsōrum meticulōsārum meticulōsōrum
Dative meticulōsō 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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