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Be Punctilious Having To Get Back For The Fish Crossword Clue

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verb

• dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

29%8Punctilious
adjective

• conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

adjective satellite

• (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct

29%10Punctilious or scrupulous
adjective

• giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

• having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

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