OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 32041

punctilious

/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
puntilloso
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
He was punctilious. According to those who worked with him, even his paperwork was the best they'd seen.
With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.