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Vinony

punctiliousness

noun

  1. the quality of being punctilious
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English punctilious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English punctiliousness From punctilious + -ness.

  1. The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.

    “Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.”

  2. The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.