Today's Word "punctilious"
Strictly attentive to details of form
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punctilious \puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs\ (adjective) - Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
"He was neat and punctilious, and his character was reflected in a neat and punctilious office. Pens and papers were laid out on his desk with geometric precision." -- Anne Perry, 'Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories'
Punctilious derives from Late Latin punctillum, "a little point," from Latin punctum, "a point," from pungere, "to prick."
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