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penibel (adj/adv)  meticulous(ly), precise(ly), exact(ly); immaculate

Er räumt sein Zimmer immer penibel auf.
He always keeps his room immaculate.
Im penibel ausgestatteten US-Marines-Museum auf Parris Island hat die kühne Schreibung „die Teuelhunden“ 40 Jahre überdauert.
In the meticulous exhibits of the US Marines Museum on Parris Island the valiant text “die Teuelhunden” has survived for 40 years. (Source: Die Welt)
(Note: The Marine Corps has the German for “Devil Dogs” wrong; it should read “Teufelshunde.”)

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