From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Meticulous]] meticulōsus (“‘full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful’”) from metus (“‘fear’”) and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“‘perilous’”).
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.
From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Meticulous]] meticulōsus (“‘full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful’”) from metus (“‘fear’”) and -culōsus, extracted from perīculōsus (“‘perilous’”).