Both Uses
punctilious
in
War and Peace
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- "As far as the service goes he is quite punctilious, your excellency; but his character..." said Timokhin.†
Chpt 2 *
- He is an honest and very punctilious German.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(punctilious) paying careful attention to details -- especially social conventions
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)