punctilious

/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

adjective

  1. 1

    Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

    With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
  2. 2

    Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

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