punctilious
AdjectiveUS[puhngk-til-ee-uhs]/pəŋkˈtɪliəs/4 syllables
Synonyms:
meticulous
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- marked by precise accordance with details“meticulous research”“punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette”Synonyms: meticulousOpposite impreciseSimilar precise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Punc·til′ious (-yŭs), adjective
Origin: 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.” Nation, The
Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life.— Isaac Taylor
— Punc·til′wb-a1′>′ious·ly, adverb — Punc·til′wb-a1′>′ious·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54