Sunday, November 1, 2009

Word of the Week #9

Punctilious

Source: I came across this word in the article “Foulest 40 villains of them all,” by Pat Forde.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4402807&sportCat=ncf

Sentence: Vest, tie and painfully punctilious nature are natural annoyances.

Definition:
Punctilious (adjective) - Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

My Sentence:
The next door neighbor's roommate was very punctilious, folding his clothes and bed sheets in a meticulous and flawless fashion.

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