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Webster 1913 Edition

Punctilious

Punc-til′ious

(-yŭs)
,
Adj.
[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
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Punctilious

PUNCTIL'IOUS

,
Adj.
Very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, ceremony or mutual intercourse; very exact in the observance of rules prescribed by law or custom; sometimes, exact to excess.

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