punctilious 
May 21, 2006 | 14:01

punctilious - Definitions from Dictionary.com (eytmology):

punctilious (puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs) adjective

  1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct. See Synonyms at meticulous.
  2. Precise; scrupulous.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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