Punctiliousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,
     Sp. puntilloso.]
     Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of
     behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in
     the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine
     laws." --Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters."


     --The Nation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of
           common life.                             --I. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. --
     {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  punctiliousness
       n : strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness}, {meticulosity},
            {scrupulousness}]