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Meaning of punctilious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

punctilious

Pronunciation:/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

    Example: With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.

  2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

    Synonyms:finickynitpickyprecise