# punctilious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

## Definitions
1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

## Etymology
From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) + -ous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/punctilious