punctilious

This much at least I cannot help telling you, that you may observe the good breeding and punctiliousness of my worthy husband.

It reminds one of the punctiliousness with which Shelley sometimes gives one the sincere milk of the word according to Godwin.

And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian.

In all rites, simplicity is better than extravagance; in mourning for the dead, heartfelt sorrow is better than punctiliousness.