What is "punctilious" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does punctilious mean in English? Meaning of punctilious definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "punctilious" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "punctilious": marked by precise accordance with details

Adjective

Meaning: marked by precise accordance with details

Example: meticulous research punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette

Synonyms: meticulous punctilious

Similar: precise

Adjective: Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. 2009, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Semantics: an introduction to meaning in language Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.2009, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Semantics: an introduction to meaning in language Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.

Synonyms:

ceremonious, conscientious, conventional, exact, formal, fussy, heedful, meticulous, nice, observant, painstaking, particular, persnickety, precise, proper, punctual, scrupulous, strict, right on, conscionable, formalistic, good eye, overconscientious, overscrupulous,

What is "punctilious" in English? Definition and Explanations

What is "punctilious" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "punctilious": marked by precise accordance with details

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