punctilious
(en)
(adjective) marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
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Not only was he physically forbidding with his punctilious, almost Amish appearance
Donald Barthelme lol
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Not only was he physically forbidding with his punctilious, almost Amish appearance
Donald Barthelme lol
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protean
(en)
(adjective) of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms / (adjective) displaying great diversity or variety; versatile
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his literary voice was so protean (variable, mutable, _labile)
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his literary voice was so protean (variable, mutable, _labile)
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lepidoptery
(en)
the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths
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as far from Roget as literature is from lepidoptery
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as far from Roget as literature is from lepidoptery
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semiotics
(en)
the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)
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the never-ending capacity of language to lead further on in its semiotic delight
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the never-ending capacity of language to lead further on in its semiotic delight
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