'Punctilious' definitions:
Definition of 'punctilious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: meticulous, punctilious]
Definition of 'Punctilious'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'punctilious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accurate,
- active,
- attentive,
- careful,
- censorious,
- choicy,
- choosy,
- close,
- compliant,
- conforming,
- conscientious,
- conscionable,
- constant,
- conventional,
- correct,
- critical,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- detailed,
- devoted,
- devout,
- discriminating,
- discriminative,
- duteous,
- dutiful,
- exact,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- exquisite,
- faithful,
- fastidious,
- fine,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- formal,
- fussy,
- heedful,
- loyal,
- methodical,
- meticulous,
- mindful,
- minute,
- narrow,
- nice,
- observant,
- orderly,
- overconscientious,
- overscrupulous,
- painstaking,
- particular,
- perfectionistic,
- picky,
- practicing,
- precious,
- precise,
- precisian,
- precisianistic,
- precisionist,
- precisionistic,
- priggish,
- prudish,
- punctual,
- puristic,
- puritanic,
- refined,
- regardful,
- religious,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- scrupulous,
- scrutinizing,
- selective,
- sensitive,
- strict,
- subtle,
- tender-conscienced,
- true