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punctilious, a.|pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs|
Also 7 puntillious, 7–8 punctillious.
[ad. F. pointilleux, -euse, f. pointille, ad. It. puntiglio: = mod.It. puntiglioso.]
Attentive to punctilios; strictly observant of nice points or details of action or behaviour.
1634Rowley Noble Souldier iv. i. in Bullen O. Pl. I. 307 His deeds were so Puntillious. 1653H. Cogan Pinto's Trav. lxv. (1663) 263 These Jacas are the most punctillious..Nation of the world. 1742Young Nt. Th. v. 425 On each punctilious pique of pride, Or gloom of humour. 1858Buckle Civiliz. (1873) II. viii. 585 The punctilious honour of a Spanish gentleman has passed into a byeword. 1870Swinburne Ess. & Stud. (1875) 225 The punctilious if not pedantic precision which has reformed the whole scheme of punctuation. |