PUNCTILIOUS in a Sentence
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Example sentences for PUNCTILIOUS, such as:
1. He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time.
2. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
3. Percy is punctilious about observing the rules of etiquette whenever Miss Manners invites him to stay.
4. The old prince, like all fathers indeed, was exceedingly punctilious on the score of the honor and reputation of his daughters.
2. This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
3. Percy is punctilious about observing the rules of etiquette whenever Miss Manners invites him to stay.
4. The old prince, like all fathers indeed, was exceedingly punctilious on the score of the honor and reputation of his daughters.
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Meanings and Examples of PUNCTILIOUS
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punctilious
a. marked by precise accordance with details
Classic Sentence:
1 This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness.
2 The old prince, like all fathers indeed, was exceedingly punctilious on the score of the honor and reputation of his daughters.
3 He sneered more, his words were apt to be more biting, but the manner that accompanied them was always punctilious--too punctilious.
4 As far as the service goes he is quite punctilious, your excellency; but his character.
5 When his hour had struck he stood up and took leave of his desk and of his fellow-clerks punctiliously.
Example Sentence:
1 Percy is punctilious about observing the rules of etiquette whenever Miss Manners invites him to stay.
2 He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time.