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overmeticulous en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + meticulous.

Meanings

1. Excessively or very meticulous.
   • Television viewing in excess can be unwittingly encouraged by a tired mother and also by an overmeticulous or overprotective one. 1963, Rachele Thomas, Young Children's Library, New York: Home Library Press, page 15:
   • When you have decided on your menu write it all down from cocktails to coffee, and list every ingredient that you will use. Then check with your kitchen staples and make a shopping list. This may sound overmeticulous, but it saves time and trouble in the long run, and the written outline will be your work plan right up to the moment of serving the meal. 1968 [1949], Elinor Parker, Cooking for One, 4th Revised edition, New York: Crowell, page 129:
   • Overanxious and overmeticulous supervision is almost certain to result in discontinued homes or overly dependent Family Care therapists. 1947, Magnolia G Culver, Family Care Program: A Handbook for Social Workers, Ohio State Reformatory Press, page 13:

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Deriveds

overmeticulousness · overmeticulously