Punc-tïl'ious, a.

(-tïl'yus), a. [It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso, Fr. pointilleux. See supra.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, ceremony, or mutual intercourse. “Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life.” J. Taylor.

Some depend on a punctilious observance of divine laws, which they hope will atone for the transgression of the rest. Rogers.