Max remained punctilious in documenting every transaction.
Source: tatoeba (13606008)
Punctilious
//pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs//
Synonyms for "punctilious" (118 found)
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exquisitefaithfulfastidiousfinefinicalfinickingfinickyformalfussyheedfulloyalmethodicalmeticulousmindfulminutenarrowniceobservantorderlyoverconscientious
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4 entriesderived from
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16 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 12 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- բծախնդիր adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- քթի մազ adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Bulgarian
2 entries- педантичен adj (precise)
- стриктно спазващ adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Dutch
3 entries- minutieus adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- pietepeuterig adj (precise)
- precies adj (precise)
Finnish
2 entries- pilkuntarkka adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- pilkuntarkka adj (precise)
French
1 entries- pointilleux adj (strictly attentive to detail)
German
4 entries- förmlich adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- genau adj (precise)
- korrekt adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- minutiös adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Greek
1 entries- σχολαστικός adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Polish
4 entries- drobiazgowy adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- drobiazgowy adj (precise)
- formalistyczny adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- formalistyczny adj (precise)
Russian
3 entries- педанти́чный adj (precise)
- церемо́нный adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- щепети́льный adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- pongail adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- pongail adj (precise)
Spanish
2 entries- puntilloso adj (strictly attentive to detail)
- puntilloso adj (precise)
Turkish
1 entries- aşırı titiz adj (strictly attentive to detail)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
My grandmother was punctilious about table manners.
Source: tatoeba (13606009)
Dwarvish smiths are renowned for their punctilious craftsmanship.
Source: tatoeba (13606013)
With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
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