careful, meticulous, scrupulous, punctilious mean showing close attention to detail. careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes. meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hampering finicky caution over small points. scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical. More @Wikipedia
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