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Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

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  1. a. Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
  2. adj. marked by precise accordance with details
  3. 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.
  4. Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms ofbehavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in thesmallest 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.
  5. j:100 s marked by precise accordance with details