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punc·til·i·ous

(pŭngk-tĭl'ē-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. See synonyms at meticulous.
  2. Precise; scrupulous.
punctiliously punc·til'i·ous·ly adv.
punctiliousness punc·til'i·ous·ness n.

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Well, now we know who he is, but what's he all about? President Bush's choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is John G. Roberts,

"an erudite, Harvard-trained, Republican corporate lawyer-turned-judge, with a punctilious, pragmatic view of the law. "

Link: A judge without 'an all-encompassing approach'

Posted July 24, 2005.

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adjective

  1. Showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details: careful, fastidious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous. See careful/careless.
  2. Fond of or given to ceremony: ceremonious, conventional, courtly, formal. See courtesy/discourtesy.

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adj

Definition: careful, finicky
Antonyms: careless, easy-going, informal, uncaring

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Strictly following every detail of rules or laws.

pronunciation Some people are difficult to be around because they are too punctilious and they expect others to be as perfect.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pertentlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwkeurig volgens de regels

Français (French)
adj. - scrupuleux, méticuleux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - peinlich korrekt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σχολαστικός, λεπτολόγος

Italiano (Italian)
puntiglioso, minuzioso, pignolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - meticuloso, formalista

Русский (Russian)
педантичный, скрупулезный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - puntilloso, meticuloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - etikettsbunden, petnoga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
精密细心的, 拘泥形式的, 一丝苟的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精密細心的, 拘泥形式的, 一絲苟的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 세심 정밀한, 꼼꼼한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 堅苦しい, きちょうめんな, 形式ばった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدقق في الرسميات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחשיב רשמיות או כללי התנהגות, זהיר, דקדקני‬


 
 

 

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