Examples of 'punctilious' in a sentence
Meaning of "punctilious"
punctilious (adjective) - showing great attention to detail or correct behavior, often to an excessive or overly formal extent
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- Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
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Punctilious in life and yet so indiscreet in death.
I shall be a most punctilious and considerate husband.
A punctilious detective would conclude that they are not.
If they are not so punctilious in matters of honor.
If only all our authors were so punctilious.
Theodora in particular was punctilious about court ceremonial.
Punctilious as to the regulations.
You would be punctilious in assuming that.
You are practical and punctilious.
He is generally punctilious in attending our sessions.
I returned his salute with the most punctilious politeness.
Theodora was punctilious about court ceremony.
After conversion he had proven to be a true and punctilious Muslim.
Ades was punctilious in his observance of mitzvot.
This is the decisive moment to be punctilious and perfectionist.
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They have a punctilious system of accounting and auditing.
You are most punctilious.
Fourcade was punctilious and appeared to have little time for fools.
The court has been known to be much more punctilious in its investigations.
It requires punctilious avoidance of any expressions that could be interpreted as biased or intolerant.
The Chinese have always been extremely punctilious about protocol.
How frugal and punctilious you are in all of your duties.
The Guardian and Times are a tad more punctilious.
They smack of overly punctilious manoeuvring and regulation.
Mademoiselle is a little late and Herr Lang is so very punctilious.
I am trying to be punctilious with my locution.
Punctilious and precise, maniacal about order.
Which is all the more punctilious for being only a generation deep.
When it comes to matters of public duty, one must be punctilious.
Pöyhönen was independent and punctilious by nature and had a strong aesthetic vision.
This could get very ugly, gendarmes can be so punctilious.
Germans are more punctilious than we Italians.
Look at these scoundrels who want to re-make the world, by being to too punctilious.
In his punctilious way, he felt that it would.
Although lawyers may by nature be sticklers for form, statisticians are much less punctilious.
I need a poised and punctilious companion, and a refined one.
She discerns, however, an ominous change in his demeanour, masked by his scrupulous, punctilious behaviour.
This is not a minor quibble for punctilious lawyers, but political choice with serious implications.
All sources portray Falkenhayn as a loyal, honest, and punctilious friend and superior.
So much for the punctilious word choices of G7 communiqués.
Not at all . You are most punctilious.
Mmm . You would be punctilious in assuming that.
And well-behaved prisoner, punctilious.
After a long questioning and punctilious luggage check, we took off for Geneva.
I knew my father's strict, punctilious.
He is very punctilious in his obligations to the school.".
He was a devout Roman Catholic, and notably punctilious in his religious observance.
Listen, Harvey, you punctilious prick you touch my column.
I am being objective! Listen Harvey, you punctilious prick!
However, evolutionists claim that all this punctilious operation occurs out of “ coincidence . ”.
