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French
Etymology
From pointiller + -eux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pointilleux (feminine pointilleuse, masculine plural pointilleux, feminine plural pointilleuses)
- punctilious, finicky, pernickety
- Synonym: vétilleux
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