punctilious

Sometimes he assumes the serious ferocity of a brigand chief or the haughty punctiliousness of a hidalgo.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
Captiousness and punctiliousness were doubtless emphasized in order to obtain delay.
Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919)|Arthur Mac Donald
And then they set themselves to a renewed precision, a more slavish punctiliousness than before.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
A notice on my punctiliousness may be put down to-night in her 'private diary.'
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

A few duties they will perform with the utmost punctiliousness, while others equally essential they never think of.
Bible Emblems|Edward E. Seelye

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punctilious

/ (pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs) /

adjective

paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette

attentive to detail

Derived forms of punctilious

punctiliously, adverbpunctiliousness, noun

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