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Meticulous vs Persevering - What's the difference?

meticulous | persevering | Related terms |

Meticulous is a related term of persevering.


As adjectives the difference between meticulous and persevering

is that meticulous is (archaic) timid, fearful, overly cautious while persevering is tending to persevere.

As a noun persevering is

perseverance.

As a verb persevering is

.

meticulous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
  • Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1943, author=
    • , 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.}}

    Synonyms

    * careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous * See also

    Antonyms

    * sloppy, careless, slapdash

    Derived terms

    * meticulosity, meticulousness

    External links

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    persevering

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • perseverance

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to persevere.

    • Derived terms

    * perseveringly