TDW: Minutious
Def: (adjective) Characterized by attention to very small details; concerned with or attentive to minutiae
Etymology: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: French minutieux; minutiae n., ‑ous suffix.
Either \ French minutieux (1742; \ minutie (see minutia n.) + ‑eux ‑ous suffix),
or independently \ minutiae n. + ‑ous suffix. Compare Italian minuzioso (a1808). Compare later
Written: Don Huely with ChatGPT
Edited: Dougie McFallendar
Accessed the checklists: Fergus O’Shaughnessy
Socials: Catarina Fraga
Music: Divertimento in D major, K. 136 (1772) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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