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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

meticulous, attentive to small details and showing great attention to correct behavior;

e.g. She was only punctilious when it came to attending to her guests.

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Similar Words

Ceremonious

Correct

Decorous

Nice

Proper

Starchy

Stiff

Stiff-necked

Stilted

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Opposite Words

Casual

Derelict

Discourteous

Easygoing

Flexible

Impolite

Improper

Indecorous

Informal

Laid-back

Lax

Lazy

Loose

Neglectful

Negligent

Relaxed

Remiss

Rude

Slack

Slipshod

Unceremonious

Unfussy

Unmannerly

Unrestrained

Unrestricted

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Related Words

Accurate

Accurately

Authentic

Brassbound

Cast-iron

Chivalrous

Choosy

Civil

Courteous

Courtly

Dainty

Delicate

Demanding

Exact

Exacting

Faithful

Fastidious

Finicky

Fussy

Gallant

Genteel

Hard-line

Inflexible

Nice

Particular

Persnickety

Picky

Polished

Polite

Precise

Refined

Right

Rigid

Rigorous

Sober

Solemn

Stately

Strict

Stringent

True

Uncompromising

Veracious

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