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punctiliousness Definition


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punctilious
adj
    1. Carefully attentive to details of correct, polite or considerate behaviour; making a point of observing a rule or custom.
      Thesaurus: conscientious, meticulous, precise, exact, strict, scrupulous, ceremonious, exacting, particular, fussy.
Derivative: punctiliously
adverb
    Derivative: punctiliousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Italian puntiglio, from Spanish puntillo a little point.



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