PUNCTILIOUSLY

punctiliously

(adverb) in a punctilious manner; “he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

punctiliously (not comparable)

In a punctilious manner.

Source: Wiktionary


PUNCTILIOUS

Punc*til"ious, a. Etym: [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.]

Definition: Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine laws." Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters. The Nation. Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. I. Taylor.

– Punc*til"ious*ly, adv.

– Punc*til"ious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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