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Punctilious synonyms

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formal
Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance:
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  1. Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance:
  2. Designed for use or wear at ceremonies, elaborate parties, etc.
  3. Characterized by technical or polysyllabic vocabulary, complex sentence structure, and explicit transitions; not colloquial or informal:
particular
Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal:
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  1. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal:
  2. Distinctive among others of the same group, category, or nature; noteworthy or exceptional:
  3. Of, relating to, or providing details; precise:
exact
Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:
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  1. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:
  2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
  3. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
careful
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
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  1. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
  2. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious:
  3. Protective; solicitous:
fastidious
Not easy to please; overly exacting or discriminating
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  1. Not easy to please; overly exacting or discriminating
  2. Difficult to please; exacting:
  3. Showing or acting with careful attention to detail:
meticulous
Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
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  1. Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
  2. Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
  3. (Archaic) Excessively careful and precise.
painstaking
Acting with, showing, or involving great care and attention.
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  1. Acting with, showing, or involving great care and attention.
  2. Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
  3. Taking pains; very careful; diligent
scrupulous
Having scruples or compunctions.
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  1. Having scruples or compunctions.
  2. Extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious
  3. Exactly and carefully conducted.
ceremonious
Characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite
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  1. Characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite
  2. Excessively formal or proper
  3. In accord with prescribed or customary usage; rigidly formal.
conventional
Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary:
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  1. Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary:
  2. Ordinary, commonplace.
  3. Depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous
courtly
Suitable for a royal court; stately:
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  1. Suitable for a royal court; stately:
  2. Obsequious, flattering.
  3. Elegant; refined:
formal
Designed for use or wear at ceremonies, elaborate parties, etc.
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  1. Designed for use or wear at ceremonies, elaborate parties, etc.
  2. Characterized by technical or polysyllabic vocabulary, complex sentence structure, and explicit transitions; not colloquial or informal:
  3. Stiffly ceremonious:
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Sentence Examples

  • He is an honest and very punctilious German.

  • "As far as the service goes he is quite punctilious, your excellency; but his character..." said Timokhin.

  • The kingdom of Jerusalem consisted of a society of peers, in which the king might be Primus, but in which he was none the less subject to a punctilious law, regulating his position equally with that of every member of the society.

  • The Ramanuja Brahmans are most punctilious in the preparation of their food and in regard to the privacy of their meals, before taking which they have to bathe and put on woollen or silk garments.

  • As president he was punctilious in the discharge of his duties, ready to give help and encouragement to artists young and old, and his tenure of the office was marked by some wise and liberal reforms. He frequently went abroad, generally to Italy, where he was well known and appreciated.

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