punctilious

• He was cold, punctilious, his movements were precise. —  Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett—Simenon, Georges - 01
• For the circumstance that that was not what occurred with respect to my own relation to Dimitri, I was indebted to his stubborn, punctilious, and more critical than impulsive attachment to myself--a tie which I felt ashamed to break. —  Youth
• Very punctilious is the Squire. —  Agatha's Husband A Novel
• The Mexican gentleman is generally courteous and punctilious, and gives much attention to dress and matters of ceremony, after the general manner of the Spanish-American, and the frock-coat and silk hat form his indispensable exterior whenever possible. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
• "Oh, you can make me out an I O U some time, and get Jimmy to witness it, if you're so damned--what's the word punctilious. —  Foe-Farrell

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