minutioseadj.
/mʌɪˈnjuːʃɪəʊz/, /mᵻˈnjuːʃɪəʊz/, /mʌɪˈnjuːʃɪəʊs/, /mᵻˈnjuːʃɪəʊs/, U.S. /məˈn(j)uʃiˌoʊz/, /məˈn(j)uʃiˌoʊs/ Now rare.
= minutious adj. Also (occasionally): of the nature of or composed of minutiae.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [adjective] > scrupulously careful or attentive to detail
curious1570
nice1589
particular1616
scrupulous1638
elaborate1649
morose1695
minutiose1868
minutious1891
meticulous1952
1868 F. Hall Benares 15 That lingering and minutiose reminiscence which markes a credulous and fervid piety.
1892 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 1 Dec. 412/1 He has achieved, among minutiose philologists, an eminence which..is likely to be recognized as all his own.
1931 J. A. Thomson in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. vi. 210 The work of the early microscopists..disclosing a new world of minutiose life.
1968 Amer. Hist. Rev. 73 858 Of particular interest to those concerned with the history of World War II will be Argenti's dry and minutiose account of German occupation policy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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