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punctiliousness

punctiliousness noun: the act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.

Noun

punctiliousness (uncountable)

  1. The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
    • Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13
    1. Such an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.

Synonyms of punctiliousness

Origin of punctiliousness

From punctilious + -ness.

Questions about punctiliousness

What does punctiliousness mean?
Punctiliousness means the act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
What part of speech is punctiliousness?
Punctiliousness is a noun.

Words near punctiliousness in the dictionary

  1. punctilio
  2. punctilios
  3. punctiliosity
  4. punctilious
  5. punctiliously
  6. punctiliousness
  7. punction
  8. punctions
  9. punctist
  10. punctists
  11. puncto

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