punctiliousness

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noun

The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.

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sticklerismmeticulousnessmeticulosityscrupulousness
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Meanings

nounpunctiliousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.

    Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.

    1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13
    1. uncountableSuch an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.

      Synonyms: sticklerism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSuch an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.

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sticklerism

More synonyms by meaning

nounstrict attention to minute details

Similar
meticulousnessmeticulosityscrupulousness
Broader
conscientiousnesspainstakingness
Also see
meticulositymeticulousnessscrupulousnesssticklerism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From punctilious + -ness.

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punctiliousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctiliousness

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“punctiliousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctiliousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punctiliousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctiliousness.

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