punctilious

This much at least I cannot help telling you, that you may observe the good breeding and punctiliousness of my worthy husband.
The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete|Miguel de Cervantes
It reminds one of the punctiliousness with which Shelley sometimes gives one the sincere milk of the word according to Godwin.
Euripedes and His Age|Gilbert Murray
And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian.
Orientations|William Somerset Maugham
In all rites, simplicity is better than extravagance; in mourning for the dead, heartfelt sorrow is better than punctiliousness.
The Sayings of Confucius|Confucius

On either side of him stood two men who also greeted me cordially, but without the punctiliousness of the Spaniard.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon

British Dictionary definitions for punctiliousness

punctilious

/ (pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs) /

adjective

paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette

attentive to detail

Derived forms of punctilious

punctiliously, adverbpunctiliousness, noun

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