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Definition of: punctilious
(pungk·til′ē·əs) adjective
1. Very nice or exact in the observance of forms of etiquette, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to precise etiquette. [<F pointelleux <pointille <Ital. puntiglio small point]
—punc·til′i·ous·ly adverb
—punc·til′i·ous·ness noun
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