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щепетильный — meaning in English

shchepetilnyy

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English meaning

  • particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  • punctilious adj Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

Senses

щепетильный is used for these senses in English:

  • particular Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
  • punctilious Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

particular — full definition

  1. adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  2. adj Especially notable or great.
  3. adj Fussy or hard to please, wanting things done exactly a certain way.

punctilious — full definition

  1. adj Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
  2. adj Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

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