punctilious

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. / Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

Japanese Meaning

非常に几帳面で、細部にまで厳密な注意を払う様子。 / 細かい点にまでこだわり、正確さや規則を重んじる性質。 / 細部に至るまで徹底して注意を払う、神経質なまでの注意深さ。

The punctilious curator inspected every artifact label before the opening.

きわめて几帳面な学芸員は、開館前にすべての展示品のラベルを点検した。

Sense（1）

Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.

Sense（2）

Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.

more punctilious

（ comparative ）

most punctilious

（ superlative ）