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Term meaning careful and thorough, almost excessively so

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00:00 Term Meaning Careful And Thorough, Almost Excessively So
00:56 Answer 1 Score 13
01:20 Answer 2 Score 2
02:02 Answer 3 Score 7
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ANSWER 1

Score 13


Do you want an adjective (phrase), a noun (phrase), a verb (phrase), or an adverb (phrase)?

  • nitpick, nitpicky, nitpicker
  • perfectionist
  • meticulous, meticulously
  • punctilious, punctiliously
  • fastidious, fastidiously
  • exacting, exactingly



ANSWER 2

Score 7


Why not scrupulous

(Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details: the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail

[Oxford Dictionary Online]




ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 4


How about assiduously?

Showing great care and perseverance

Oxford Dictionaries

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word 'acquired a taint of "servility"' in the 18th century. I think it still retains a bit of this today, but perhaps it's been generalized a bit.

In any case, maybe this has the color you're looking for.




ANSWER 4

Score 2


I would suggest exhaustive.

Including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive:

the guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail

[oxforddictionaries]


including all possibilities : very thorough

[merriam-webster]


Another word that comes to mind is scrutinize which is a verb.

to examine (something) carefully especially in a critical way

[merriam-webster]

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

[oxforddictionaries]

But you can also say:

...in a scrutinizing way