méticuleux

/me.ti.ky.lø/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

meticulous
- Elle prépare le dossier de façon méticuleuse.
  
  She prepares the file meticulously.

méticuleux and minutieux are close synonyms for "meticulous," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

minucioso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "meticulous."

Portuguese

meticuloso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "meticulous."

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Last updated 2026-09-27