punctiliousness
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From punctilious + -ness.
Noun
[edit]punctiliousness (uncountable)
- The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
- 1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13:
- Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.