punctiliousnessn.

Brit.

/ˌpʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punctilious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < punctilious adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or character of being punctilious; scrupulous attentiveness to fine points of procedure, etiquette, or conduct.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum

formc1405

galancie1581

ceremoniousness1583

punctilio1596

formality1599

ceremony1603

punctuality1618

punctillea1648

complementalness1657

formalness1684

punctiliousness1685

nicety1693

ceremonial1749

square-toedness1846

punctiliosity1859

uptightness1969

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle clxxxiv. 168 Punctiliousness is tiresome [Sp. Es enfadoso el puntoso]. There are whole Nations sick of that Nicety.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxii. 113 I approached you with diffidence,..because of your known delicacy; which I was afraid, on this occasion, would descend into punctiliousness.

1838 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) xxi. 218 He is a good man, but gives great offence by his punctiliousness about minor matters.

1882 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. ii. vi. 252 They had their periods of outward repentance and ceremonial punctiliousness.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love vi. 72 ‘Do you mean,’ said Gerald, with the punctiliousness of a man who has been drinking, ‘that you are afraid of the sight of a black-beetle?’

1951 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 17 325 The ritualistic punctiliousness of nurses and pharmacists is a kind of built-in shock-absorber against the possible mistakes of the physician.

1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 31/2 Orthodox byzantinism and Islamic punctiliousness gave rise to dogged battles about procedure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punctiliousness
释义	punctiliousnessn. Brit. /ˌpʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punctilious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < punctilious adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or character of being punctilious; scrupulous attentiveness to fine points of procedure, etiquette, or conduct. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum formc1405 galancie1581 ceremoniousness1583 punctilio1596 formality1599 ceremony1603 punctuality1618 punctillea1648 complementalness1657 formalness1684 punctiliousness1685 nicety1693 ceremonial1749 square-toedness1846 punctiliosity1859 uptightness1969 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle clxxxiv. 168 Punctiliousness is tiresome [Sp. Es enfadoso el puntoso]. There are whole Nations sick of that Nicety. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxii. 113 I approached you with diffidence,..because of your known delicacy; which I was afraid, on this occasion, would descend into punctiliousness. 1838 J. C. Maitland Lett. from Madras (1843) xxi. 218 He is a good man, but gives great offence by his punctiliousness about minor matters. 1882 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. ii. vi. 252 They had their periods of outward repentance and ceremonial punctiliousness. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love vi. 72 ‘Do you mean,’ said Gerald, with the punctiliousness of a man who has been drinking, ‘that you are afraid of the sight of a black-beetle?’ 1951 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 17 325 The ritualistic punctiliousness of nurses and pharmacists is a kind of built-in shock-absorber against the possible mistakes of the physician. 1994 30 Days in Church & in World No. 10. 31/2 Orthodox byzantinism and Islamic punctiliousness gave rise to dogged battles about procedure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1685
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