Meticulous vs. Punctilious — What's the Difference?

Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.

Punctilous (foaled 7 May 2001) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred in England by Björn Nielsen she showed very promising form as a juvenile in 2003, winning her first two starts before finishing third in the Fillies' Mile.

(Archaic) Excessively careful and precise.

Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour

Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.

(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.

Precise; scrupulous.

Timid; fearful.

Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

Taking great care to get every detail correct; working thoroughly and with precision; as, meticulous workmanship.

Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

Marked by precise accordance with details;

Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

Marked by extreme care in treatment of details;

Marked by precise accordance with details;