Punctilious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Punctilious is an adjective meaning Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
Meaning
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
More Meanings
- Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
Example Sentences
Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.
With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
He was punctilious. According to those who worked with him, even his paperwork was the best they'd seen.
Every editor at Merriam-Webster deals with the Black Books at many points during their tenure. The Black Books are the in-house set of rules for writing a dictionary (commonly called a style guide) as conceived and written in punctilious detail by the former editor in chief Philip Babcock Gove, for the creation of Webster’s Third.
Synonyms for punctilious
Depending on context, synonyms include accurate, careful, comprehensive, solicitous, conscientious, exhaustive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meticulous, precise, punctual, fastidious, careful, ceremonious.
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