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Showing great attention to detail

Showing great attention to correct or proper behavior

Arranged or carried out with a planned or organized method or procedure

Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Exhibiting behavior that is respectful and considerate of others

Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability

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Adjective

Showing great attention to detail

over-particular

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

particularized^US

selfdisciplined

particularised^UK

telling it like it is

over-fastidious

impossible to please

going to great lengths

as it really happened

minding p's and q's

extremely careful

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

well thought-out

easily disgusted

playing your cards close to your chest

incontrovertible

letter for letter

straightforward

clearly defined

letter-for-letter

in every respect

high-principled

uncounterfeited

well-established

straight from the horse's mouth

on the right track

along the right lines

picture-perfect

on the right lines

cooking with gas

according to Hoyle

honest-to-goodness

as true as I'm sitting here

on the up and up

as true as I'm standing here

black-and-white

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“But the methodology is painstakingly punctilious due to the heavy editing involved.”

Adjective

Showing great attention to correct or proper behavior

overconscientious

ceremonialistic

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

self-respecting

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“The king was intelligent and punctilious in his performance of his official duties and had a regal bearing that commanded immediate respect.”

Adjective

Arranged or carried out with a planned or organized method or procedure

systematised^UK

systematized^US

well thought out

standardized^US

standardised^UK

well thought-out

straightened out

self-controlled

straight-thinking

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Adjective

Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame

irreprehensible

batting a thousand

anti-corruption

straightforward

high-principled

philanthropical

above suspicion

morally correct

pure as the driven snow

whiter than white

beyond reproach

on the up and up

beyond criticism

full of integrity

self-sacrificing

salt of the earth

public-spirited

anti-discrimination

non-discriminatory

nondiscriminatory

on the up-and-up

unobjectionable

highly respectable

as pure as the driven snow

highly regarded

tried and tested

tried and trusted

full of good works

morally acceptable

free from guilt

free from blame

beyond question

beyond suspicion

fair and square

honest-to-goodness

according to the rules

goody two-shoes

wet behind the ears

meaning what one says

pure as driven snow

picture-perfect

well-brought-up

well thought of

with a good reputation

well-thought-of

of good standing

copper-bottomed

without reproach

of excellent character

as good as one's word

worthy of trust

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Adjective

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint

well disciplined

under the thumb

under one's thumb

at beck and call

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

easily influenced

open to instruction

well brought up

well-brought-up

easily manipulated

wrapped around finger

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

easily persuaded

non-confrontational

putty in one's hands

rolls with punches

well-disciplined

willing to compromise

rolling with punches

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

with the patience of Job

able to be influenced

easily deceived

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

led by the nose

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

used to human contact

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Adjective

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

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Adjective

Exhibiting behavior that is respectful and considerate of others

well brought up

well brought-up

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

eager to please

well-brought-up

larger than life

on the up and up

willing to help

overconscientious

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

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Adjective

Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability

prim and proper

schoolmistressy

goody-two-shoes

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

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