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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
punctilious
    adj 1: marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous
           research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of
           etiquette" [syn: meticulous, punctilious]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,
   Sp. puntilloso.]
   Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of
   behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in
   the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine
   laws." --Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters."
   --The Nation.
   [1913 Webster]

         Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of
         common life.                             --I. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster] -- Punc*til"ious*ly, adv. --
   Punc*til"ious*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Punctilious:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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