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• punctilious — [puŋk til′ē əs] adj. [Fr pointilleux < pointille < It puntiglio: see PUNCTILIO] 1. very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc. [a punctilious host] 2. very exact; scrupulous punctiliously adv. punctiliousness n …   English World dictionary

• punctilious — I adjective accurate, attentive, careful, ceremonious, conscientious, correct, diligens, dutiful, exact, exacting, faithful, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, formal, fussy, methodical, meticulous, minutely correct, observant, observant of …   Law dictionary

• punctilious — punctual, meticulous, scrupulous, *careful Analogous words: particular, fussy, squeamish, fastidious, *nice: formal, conventional, ceremonious, *ceremonial …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• punctilious — [adj] careful, finicky ceremonious, conscientious, conscionable, conventional, exact, formal, formalistic, fussy, good eye*, heedful, meticulous, nice, observant, overconscientious, overscrupulous, painstaking, particular, persnickety, precise,… …   New thesaurus

• scrupulous — I adjective aboveboard, accuratus, admirable, careful, choosy, diligens, discriminating, discriminative, equitable, ethical, fair, forthright, honest, honorable, laudable, legitimate, moral, noble, principled, reliable, religiosus, reputable,… …   Law dictionary

• scrupulous — 1 meticulous, punctilious, punctual, *careful Analogous words: fastidious, particular, finicky, fussy (see NICE): exact, accurate, precise (see CORRECT) Antonyms: remiss 2 conscientious, *upright, honest, just, honorable Analogous words: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• scrupulous — [adj] extremely careful conscientious, conscionable, critical, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful, honest, honorable, just, meticulous, minute, moral, nice, painstaking, particular, precise, principled, punctilious, punctual, right, rigorous,… …   New thesaurus

• scrupulous — [skro͞op′yə ləs] adj. [< MFr or L: MFr scrupuleux < L scrupulosus] 1. a) extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious b) showing extreme care, precision, and punctiliousness 2 …   English World dictionary

• scrupulous — scrupulosity /skrooh pyeuh los i tee/, scrupulousness, n. scrupulously, adv. /skrooh pyeuh leuhs/, adj. 1. having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled. 2. punctiliously or minutely careful, precise …   Universalium

• scrupulous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exact, careful; fastidious, meticulous, punctilious; conscientious; upright, moral. See probity. Ant., careless, sloppy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Exact] Syn. punctilious, strict, conscientious;… …   English dictionary for students

• punctilious — adjective /pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/ a) Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable. b) Precise or scrupulous; finicky or …   Wiktionary