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punctiliously

adverb

Definition of punctiliouslynext
as in formally

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punctiliously
  1. formally
  2. carefully
  3. orderly
  4. systematically
Adverb
  • Within 30 days of the whales' deaths, the aquarium must formally submit their names and causes of death, and on request, provide copies of necropsy reports, Chu said in an email earlier this month.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Butlers, who service suites, behave slightly more formally, and are clearly well-trained in their art.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of formally
Adverb
  • The suites are smaller but just as carefully done, good for couples who'd rather spend the room budget on a spa treatment or an extra round of golf.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez created the film’s promotional website in 1998, filling it with fake police reports, evidence photographs and an elaborate mythology while carefully avoiding any suggestion that their story was fictional.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of carefully
Adverb
  • The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of orderly
Adverb
  • Ukraine has been systematically bombing some of those refineries, severely curtailing the global supply of diesel fuel.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Apple, Garmin and Samsung all systematically overestimated caloric expenditure.
    — Jason Kostrna, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of systematically
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“Punctiliously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punctiliously. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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