punctiliousness

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punctiliousness

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uncountable The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail. Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.
uncountable Such an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.
Similar: sticklerism

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@misc{punctiliousness_2026,
  title = {punctiliousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/punctiliousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}