Attentive vs Meticulous - What's the difference?
attentive | meticulous |
paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely
(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
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, passage=The meticulous care with which the operation in Sicily was planned has paid dividends. Our casualties in men, in ships and materiel have been low—in fact, far below our estimate.}}
As adjectives the difference between attentive and meticulous
is that attentive is paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely while meticulous is timid, fearful, overly cautious.attentive
English
Etymology
.Adjective
(en adjective)- She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.
