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punctilious Synonyms & Antonyms

What Is Another Word for Punctilious?

Instead of punctilious you can say finicky, nitpicky or precise depending on the context.

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Punctilious as an Adjective

1

Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.

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2

Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

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Punctilious in a Sentence

With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.

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Punctilious in Brief

Part of speechadjective
MeaningStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions
Synonymsfinicky, nitpicky and precise

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