'Punctiliousness' definitions:
Definition of 'punctiliousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Strict attention to minute details [syn: meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness]
Definition of 'Punctiliousness'
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]