What does meticulōsus mean in Latin?

meticulōsus, a adjective, means “full of fear; fearful; timid”.

How do you pronounce meticulōsus?

In classical Latin, [mɛ.tɪ.kʊˈɫoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.ti.kuˈlɔː.s̬us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

meticulōsus (feminine meticulōsa, neuter meticulōsum)

Classical[mɛ.tɪ.kʊˈɫoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.ti.kuˈlɔː.s̬us]

adjectivefull of fear; fearful; timid
Nullus est hoc meticulosus aeque.No one is as fearful as he.
adjectivefrightful; terrible

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	meticulōsus	meticulōsa	meticulōsum
genitive	meticulōsī	meticulōsae	meticulōsī
dative	meticulōsō	meticulōsae	meticulōsō
accusative	meticulōsum	meticulōsam	meticulōsum
ablative	meticulōsō	meticulōsā	meticulōsō
vocative	meticulōse	meticulōsa	meticulōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	meticulōsī	meticulōsae	meticulōsa
genitive	meticulōsōrum	meticulōsārum	meticulōsōrum
dative	meticulōsīs	meticulōsīs	meticulōsīs
accusative	meticulōsōs	meticulōsās	meticulōsa
ablative	meticulōsīs	meticulōsīs	meticulōsīs
vocative	meticulōsī	meticulōsae	meticulōsa

mĕtĭcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. metus,

I. full of fear.

I. Fearful, timid (ante- and postclass.): nullus est hoc meticulosus aeque, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 137; Dig. 4, 2, 7: lepus, App. Flor. p. 341, 9.—*

II. Frightful, terrible: res, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 52.

From metus (“fear”) + -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“perilous”).

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