punctiliousness

noun — 2 senses

punctiliousness

noun

Etymology 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.1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 13:
2

Such an act or state that hectors others to impose compliance.

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