punctilious
punctilious · more punctilious · most punctilious
особливий, окремий, приватний
щепетильный, церемонный, педантичный
pedantisch, genau, korrekt, peinlich genau
Strictly attentive to detailStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/
» Max remained punctilious in documenting every transaction.
Meaning
2 sensesStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
pedantisch, minutiös, korrekt
щепети́льныйščepetílʹnyj, церемо́нныйceremónnyj
Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
pedantisch, genau, präzise
педанти́чныйpedantíčnyj
More definitions
- marked by precise accordance with details
Examples
3 sentencesMax remained punctilious in documenting every transaction.
My grandmother was punctilious about table manners.
Dwarvish smiths are renowned for their punctilious craftsmanship.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
strictly attentive to detail:
precise:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
strictly attentive to detail:
precise:
Forms
more punctilious, most punctilious| Comparative | more punctilious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most punctilious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
30 synonymsaccurateB1carefulA1comprehensiveB2conscientiousC1intensiveB1minuteA1particularB2preciseA2painstakingC2strictA1thoroughB1tightA1surgicalsolicitous
Close in meaning
- marked by precise accordance with details:meticulous
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form