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punctiliousness

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Punctilious  in  the  simple  and  intelligible  instances  of 
  common  life.  --I.  Taylor. 
  --  {Punc*til"ious*ly},  adv  --  {Punc*til"ious*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  punctiliousness 
  n  :  strict  attention  to  minute  details  [syn:  {meticulousness},  {meticulosity}, 
  {scrupulousness}]




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