Punctilious vs Fussy - What's the difference?
punctilious | fussy | Related terms |
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
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Anxious or particular about petty details.
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*:It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy .
Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be ill-tempered (especially of babies).
Punctilious is a related term of fussy.
As adjectives the difference between punctilious and fussy
is that punctilious is strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions while fussy is anxious or particular about petty details.punctilious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
- Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.