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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
punctilious /pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəs/

▶adjective showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.

– derivatives
punctiliously adverb,
punctiliousness noun.

– origin C17: from Fr. pointilleux, from pointille, from Ital. puntiglio (see punctilio).

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