English Dictionary

punctilious

/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/

adj

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

He is known for his punctilious attention to detail.

意味（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.

意味（2）

Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

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