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punctilious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'punctilious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Punctilious [ a.]
- Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

Meaning of 'punctilious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . punctilious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by precise accordance with details
Example in sentence:
  • meticulous research;
  • punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette

Nearby Words:

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