punctilious

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

Adjective

punctilious

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

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:meticulous

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

2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

   Synonyms: finicky, nitpicky, precise, Thesaurus:meticulous

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Related terms

• point
• punctuate
• punctual
• punctuality
• punctuation

Translations

• French: pointilleux
• German: pedantisch, minutiös, korrekt, förmlich, peinlich genau, überkorrekt
• Russian: щепети́льный
• Spanish: punctilloso

Translations

• German: pedantisch, genau, präzise
• Russian: педанти́чный
• Spanish: punctilloso

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