punctilious (pungk-TIL-ee-uhs) adjective Extremely attentive to minute details of action or behavior. [From Italian punctiglio, from Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto (point), from Latin punctum (point).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=punctilious -Anu Garg... Sign in to see full entry.