acribic

adjective

1. meticulous, painstaking, thorough

   rare

   The plan of each card is as follows: … 5. An acribic description of the discovered objects with measurements in mm. and cm., and references to the illustrations.

Where it comes from

From German akribisch (“meticulous”) or its etymon Ancient Greek ἀκριβής (akribḗs, “exact, accurate, precise”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry acribic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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