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Punctilious

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WordDefinition
meticulousCharacterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
preciseverb(loosely) Both exact and accurate.

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meticulousCharacterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
precise(loosely) Both exact and accurate.
punctualPrompt; on time.
fastidiousExcessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
carefulTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
ceremoniousInvolving much ceremony; ostentatious, showy.
finicky(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
pernickety(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
nittynoun(African-American Vernacular, MLE, slang) A dope fiend, a druggie.
nitpickynounFinicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
puritanicalPrecise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
pickyFussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
narrowHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
scrupulousExactly and carefully conducted.
fussyAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
nice(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
delicateEasily damaged or requiring careful handling.
persnicketynounUS standard form of pernickety. [(chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.]
finicalFinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
finickity(usually said of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details; meticulous and particular.

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