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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 punc·til·i·ous /-liəs/
 (a.)精密細心的,一絲不苟的,拘泥形式的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Punc·til·ious a.  Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. “A punctilious observance of divine laws.” --Rogers. “Very punctilious copies of any letters.” --The Nation.
    Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life.   --I. Taylor.
 -- Punc*til*ious*ly, adv. -- Punc*til*ious*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 punctilious
      adj : marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly
            meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his
            attention to rules of etiquette" [syn: meticulous]