punctilious [adjective]
Definition of punctilious:
- Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
- A person who is punctilious is very careful to follow rules or do things in the exact right way.
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Opposite/Antonyms of punctilious:
Sentence/Example of punctilious:
The accountant was punctilious about balancing the books.
She is a punctilious hostess who plans every detail of her parties.
The lawyer was punctilious in drafting the contract.
His punctilious attention to detail made him an excellent editor.
The military officer was known for his punctilious adherence to protocol.
The professor was punctilious about grading assignments.
The butler was a punctilious servant who always followed the rules.
The company's punctilious safety procedures prevented accidents.
The diplomat was punctilious in his observance of diplomatic etiquette.
The doctor was punctilious about sterilizing his instruments.
The librarian was punctilious about returning books on time.
The chef was punctilious about measuring ingredients.
The soldier was punctilious about following orders.
The engineer was punctilious about checking the blueprints.
The secretary was punctilious about taking meeting minutes.
The teacher was punctilious about enforcing the dress code.
The artist was punctilious about mixing paints.
The tailor was punctilious about taking measurements.
The gardener was punctilious about pruning the hedges.
The jeweler was punctilious about setting the stones.
A punctilious listing of every detail produces prose that is prolix.
Indeed I think you are too punctilious a great deal for you situation.
The detectives had been punctilious to avoid ruffling the sensibilities of any and all.
What he discovered justified all the years of punctilious discharge of his duties.
Their relation had never been sentimental, but he had always been punctilious.
Now Pitt was neat and punctilious in his attire, but he was no dandy.
She greeted him with punctilious civility, but with manner as distant as her words were few.
"As you please, then," he continued, readjusting his garments with punctilious care.
The Republic was punctilious abroad, and no less so at home.
Punctilious on all points of honor, they sought but one reward—victory.
From being reserved and punctilious, he is become easy and obliging.