Meticulous
Meticulous adjective - Taking, showing, or involving great care and effort.
Refined and meticulous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refined" instead an adjective "Meticulous".
Nearby Word: meticulously
Refined
Refined adjective - Made or done with extreme care and accuracy.
Usage example: the dressmaker took a set of quite refined measurements before actually starting work
Meticulous and refined are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meticulous" instead an adjective "Refined".
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Liz says, based on his trash, that he's looking for someone "meticulous; refined; anal", and everyone looks at her.
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Gentleman Thief: Although Frank is not particularly classy or refined, he does show aspects of this archetype, such as his meticulous research before each job and his insistence that only "those insurance company crooks" will get hurt from his heists.
Source: Film / Robot and Frank -
Frank of Robot and Frank is not particularly classy or refined, but still shows aspects of this archetype, such as his meticulous research before each job and his insistence that only "those insurance company crooks" will get hurt from his heists.
Source: Gentleman Thief
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