punctiliously
With fastidious precision
Punctiliously means with extreme attention to detail, formality, or correct procedure.
Someone who acts punctiliously follows rules or etiquette with meticulous care: He punctiliously observed every protocol of diplomatic correspondence.
The word often carries a hint of excessive fussiness—correctness that borders on the tiresome.
Complete in every detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
diligent · systematic · rigorous · exacting · orderly · detail-oriented · precise · scrupulous
Scrupulously careful and thorough
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- uprightVertical or morally sound
meticulous · honest · moral · virtuous · trustworthy · reliable · responsible · incorruptible
thorough
Complete in every detail
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
conscientious · diligent · systematic · rigorous · exacting · orderly · detail-oriented · precise · scrupulous · attentive
conscientious
Scrupulously careful and thorough
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- honorableHaving high moral standards
upright · meticulous · honest · moral · virtuous · trustworthy · reliable · responsible · incorruptible · dutiful
ceremonious
Formally observant, ritualistic
courtly · dignified · prim · starchy · correct · conventional · mannered · genteel · buttoned-up · strait-laced
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
rigorous · specific · detailed · faithful · careful · proper · literal · explicit · definite · unerring
punctiliouslycarelessly
Without due attention
sloppily · haphazardly · negligently · slipshod · inaccurately
punctiliouslyboorishly
In an uncivilized manner
rudely · discourteously · unceremoniously · informally · irreverently