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Succinct vs Meticulous - What's the difference?

succinct | meticulous |

In archaic terms the difference between succinct and meticulous

is that succinct is wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly while meticulous is timid, fearful, overly cautious.

As adjectives the difference between succinct and meticulous

is that succinct is brief and to the point while meticulous is timid, fearful, overly cautious.

succinct

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • brief and to the point
  • compressed into a tiny area.
  • (archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

    • Synonyms

    * concise * laconic * See also

    Derived terms

    * succinctness * succinctly

    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

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