punctilious
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punctilious
- /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/
Where it comes from
From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) + -ous.
adjective more punctilious · most punctilious
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Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
Similar: accurate, careful, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous, conscientious, exhaustive, fastidious, groundly, in-depth, intensive, letter-perfect
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Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.
Similar: finicky, nitpicky, precise, accurate, careful, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous, conscientious, exhaustive, fastidious, groundly
Translations
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adj precise
| Español | puntilloso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | pedantisch, genau, präzise |
| Русский | педанти́чный pedantíčnyj |
adj strictly attentive to detail
| Español | puntilloso |
|---|---|
| Français | pointilleux |
| Deutsch | pedantisch, minutiös, korrekt, förmlich, peinlich genau, überkorrekt |
| Ελληνικά | σχολαστικός scholastikós |
| Русский | щепети́льный ščepetílʹnyj, церемо́нный ceremónnyj |
Talk about this word "punctilious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/punctilious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. punctilious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/punctilious "punctilious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/punctilious.Cite this
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title = {punctilious},
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