About The Word Punctilious
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Punctilious
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What's The Definition Of Punctilious?
[adj] marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Punctilious: meticulous | precise Related Terms | Find terms related to Punctilious: See Also | Punctilious In Webster's Dictionary \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,
Sp. puntilloso.]
Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of
behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in
the smallest particulars. ``A punctilious observance of
divine laws.'' --Rogers. ``Very punctilious copies of any
letters.'' --The Nation.
Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of
common life. --I. Taylor.
-- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
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