Definition of punctilious in English:

punctilious

adjective pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəs

Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests
Example sentencesExamples
- He has always been punctilious in allowing witnesses to say what they want to say; he has never interrupted except on points of clarification.
- On the contrary, it has a playful attraction to form, particularly rhyme and meter - in fact, the tighter the rules, and the more punctilious and arbitrary the enforcement, the happier nonsense is.
- One thing about Vollmann's fan base: they were punctilious in their temperament.
- Of course I can fully understand the punctilious security in the US at the present time, even more so in light of recent events in Sweden, so part of me was relieved that they were taking so much care.
- I'm not very punctilious about putting links in my blog.
- But the methodology is painstakingly punctilious due to the heavy editing involved.
- The Talmudic reading load imposed by a punctilious and politically depressed lefty professor on hapless grad students is, of course, the least of the burdens of newly enhanced conservative rule.
- As a teenager he was not particularly punctilious in following the observances of his religion.
- Elsewhere, a less than punctilious treatment of particulars may have more to do with expedience.
- To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged.
- Negligent he may have been in his personal appearance and his domestic arrangements but he was also pragmatic, punctilious and a stickler for detail.
- In an age when so much else has descended into degeneracy, the observance of both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday remains as punctilious as ever.
- For a punctilious lack of wit (he prefers sarcasm) and a simultaneous devotion to moralism (as opposed to morality), few can match him.
- There is an interesting comparison here with Hitler, who was famously kind and considerate in his own official ‘family’, punctilious with flowers and chocolates on birthdays and anniversaries.
- In ordinary conversations, this means punctilious use of words like please, thank you, may I?
- A punctilious listing of every detail produces prose that is prolix.
- As long as the Lord Chancellor is punctilious in keeping his separate roles distinct, the separation of powers is not undermined and the justice system benefits immeasurably.
- Although ex-servicemen like Malcolm still wear formal dress at breakfast, others aren't so punctilious, and a notice has recently been sent out suggesting appropriate styles.
- He became punctilious about small things-bills should be paid and returned the same day they were received-and unconcerned about large ones.
- So punctilious was Lord Mackay that civil servants were instructed not to pass on ‘political’ messages on his behalf.
Synonyms
meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular, religious, strict
fussy, fastidious, hair-splitting, finicky, finical, demanding, exacting, pedantic
informal nitpicking, pernickety
North American informal persnickety
archaic nice, overnice, laborious

Derivatives

punctiliously

adverb pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsliˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsli

I tried conversation with our host, but with the barrier of language and Mohammed slowly, punctiliously translating, it was halting.
Example sentencesExamples
- As I would expect from any chef with a season in Bibendum behind him, the basics were carefully done, the details punctiliously attended to, the whole satisfying at every level.
- A classic illustration is the fate of a hated major at Blenheim, whose grenadiers punctiliously granted his request to take his chances with enemy bullets, and only shot him after the battle was over.
- I should say he observed the rules punctiliously and if there has been a technical infringement I am sure he will have apologised.
- In the tea ceremony, the couple punctiliously distributed canned soft drinks toted in plastic shopping bags and snapped photos of each other.

punctiliousness

noun pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsnəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsnəs

Welfare agencies divide people into racial groups for statistical purposes with a punctiliousness I have not experienced since I lived, briefly, in apartheid South Africa a quarter of a century ago.
Example sentencesExamples
- If government in our representative democracy is supposed to respond to people's stated concerns, then government punctiliousness about privacy might actually be exceeding the public's demands.
- Is there usually such haste and punctiliousness about complying with this ‘regulation’?
- But it is apparent that she does not bring to her financial affairs the punctiliousness she displays when wrapping the dog's biscuit in lace or sprinkling oatmeal with gold dust.
- His punctiliousness knew no bounds when it came to the methodology of his research.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio).

point from Middle English:
Most senses of point ultimately derive from Latin punctum ‘a small hole made by pricking’, giving rise to the meanings ‘unit, mark, point in space or time’, from pungere ‘to pierce or prick’. From the same source are punctuation (mid 16th century) which makes small marks on the text; punctual (Late Middle English) arriving at the right point in time; punctilious (mid 17th century) attending to the small points in behaviour; and puncture (Late Middle English) a small hole. A boxer wins on points (late 19th century) when he wins because the referee and judges have awarded him more points than his opponent, rather than by a knockout. The point of no return (mid 20th century) is the point in a flight at which it is impossible for an aircraft to return to its point of departure because of lack of fuel and so it has no choice but to continue. Thus it can also be the point at which you are committed to a course of action and must continue to the end. To refuse or ask about something point-blank (late 16th century) is to do so directly or abruptly and without explanation. The phrase literally describes a shot or bullet fired from very close to its target, blank being used here in the old sense of ‘the white spot in the centre of a target’. If you aim or point a gun directly at the centre of the target, you need to be sufficiently close for the bullet still to be travelling horizontally (rather than starting to follow a downward trajectory) as it hits the spot. The more general meaning arose as far back as the 1650s. See also poignant

Rhymes

bilious, supercilious

Definition of punctilious in US English:

punctilious

adjectiveˌpəNG(k)ˈtilēəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəs

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests
Example sentencesExamples
- In an age when so much else has descended into degeneracy, the observance of both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday remains as punctilious as ever.
- Although ex-servicemen like Malcolm still wear formal dress at breakfast, others aren't so punctilious, and a notice has recently been sent out suggesting appropriate styles.
- A punctilious listing of every detail produces prose that is prolix.
- Elsewhere, a less than punctilious treatment of particulars may have more to do with expedience.
- But the methodology is painstakingly punctilious due to the heavy editing involved.
- Negligent he may have been in his personal appearance and his domestic arrangements but he was also pragmatic, punctilious and a stickler for detail.
- Of course I can fully understand the punctilious security in the US at the present time, even more so in light of recent events in Sweden, so part of me was relieved that they were taking so much care.
- As long as the Lord Chancellor is punctilious in keeping his separate roles distinct, the separation of powers is not undermined and the justice system benefits immeasurably.
- One thing about Vollmann's fan base: they were punctilious in their temperament.
- I'm not very punctilious about putting links in my blog.
- To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged.
- In ordinary conversations, this means punctilious use of words like please, thank you, may I?
- He became punctilious about small things-bills should be paid and returned the same day they were received-and unconcerned about large ones.
- For a punctilious lack of wit (he prefers sarcasm) and a simultaneous devotion to moralism (as opposed to morality), few can match him.
- So punctilious was Lord Mackay that civil servants were instructed not to pass on ‘political’ messages on his behalf.
- On the contrary, it has a playful attraction to form, particularly rhyme and meter - in fact, the tighter the rules, and the more punctilious and arbitrary the enforcement, the happier nonsense is.
- There is an interesting comparison here with Hitler, who was famously kind and considerate in his own official ‘family’, punctilious with flowers and chocolates on birthdays and anniversaries.
- The Talmudic reading load imposed by a punctilious and politically depressed lefty professor on hapless grad students is, of course, the least of the burdens of newly enhanced conservative rule.
- He has always been punctilious in allowing witnesses to say what they want to say; he has never interrupted except on points of clarification.
- As a teenager he was not particularly punctilious in following the observances of his religion.
Synonyms
meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular, religious, strict

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio).

单词	punctilious
释义	Definition of punctilious in English: punctilious adjective pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəs Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests Example sentencesExamples He has always been punctilious in allowing witnesses to say what they want to say; he has never interrupted except on points of clarification. On the contrary, it has a playful attraction to form, particularly rhyme and meter - in fact, the tighter the rules, and the more punctilious and arbitrary the enforcement, the happier nonsense is. One thing about Vollmann's fan base: they were punctilious in their temperament. Of course I can fully understand the punctilious security in the US at the present time, even more so in light of recent events in Sweden, so part of me was relieved that they were taking so much care. I'm not very punctilious about putting links in my blog. But the methodology is painstakingly punctilious due to the heavy editing involved. The Talmudic reading load imposed by a punctilious and politically depressed lefty professor on hapless grad students is, of course, the least of the burdens of newly enhanced conservative rule. As a teenager he was not particularly punctilious in following the observances of his religion. Elsewhere, a less than punctilious treatment of particulars may have more to do with expedience. To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged. Negligent he may have been in his personal appearance and his domestic arrangements but he was also pragmatic, punctilious and a stickler for detail. In an age when so much else has descended into degeneracy, the observance of both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday remains as punctilious as ever. For a punctilious lack of wit (he prefers sarcasm) and a simultaneous devotion to moralism (as opposed to morality), few can match him. There is an interesting comparison here with Hitler, who was famously kind and considerate in his own official ‘family’, punctilious with flowers and chocolates on birthdays and anniversaries. In ordinary conversations, this means punctilious use of words like please, thank you, may I? A punctilious listing of every detail produces prose that is prolix. As long as the Lord Chancellor is punctilious in keeping his separate roles distinct, the separation of powers is not undermined and the justice system benefits immeasurably. Although ex-servicemen like Malcolm still wear formal dress at breakfast, others aren't so punctilious, and a notice has recently been sent out suggesting appropriate styles. He became punctilious about small things-bills should be paid and returned the same day they were received-and unconcerned about large ones. So punctilious was Lord Mackay that civil servants were instructed not to pass on ‘political’ messages on his behalf. Synonyms meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular, religious, strict fussy, fastidious, hair-splitting, finicky, finical, demanding, exacting, pedantic informal nitpicking, pernickety North American informal persnickety archaic nice, overnice, laborious Derivatives punctiliously adverb pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsliˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsli I tried conversation with our host, but with the barrier of language and Mohammed slowly, punctiliously translating, it was halting. Example sentencesExamples As I would expect from any chef with a season in Bibendum behind him, the basics were carefully done, the details punctiliously attended to, the whole satisfying at every level. A classic illustration is the fate of a hated major at Blenheim, whose grenadiers punctiliously granted his request to take his chances with enemy bullets, and only shot him after the battle was over. I should say he observed the rules punctiliously and if there has been a technical infringement I am sure he will have apologised. In the tea ceremony, the couple punctiliously distributed canned soft drinks toted in plastic shopping bags and snapped photos of each other. punctiliousness noun pʌŋ(k)ˈtɪlɪəsnəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəsnəs Welfare agencies divide people into racial groups for statistical purposes with a punctiliousness I have not experienced since I lived, briefly, in apartheid South Africa a quarter of a century ago. Example sentencesExamples If government in our representative democracy is supposed to respond to people's stated concerns, then government punctiliousness about privacy might actually be exceeding the public's demands. Is there usually such haste and punctiliousness about complying with this ‘regulation’? But it is apparent that she does not bring to her financial affairs the punctiliousness she displays when wrapping the dog's biscuit in lace or sprinkling oatmeal with gold dust. His punctiliousness knew no bounds when it came to the methodology of his research. Origin Mid 17th century: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio). point from Middle English: Most senses of point ultimately derive from Latin punctum ‘a small hole made by pricking’, giving rise to the meanings ‘unit, mark, point in space or time’, from pungere ‘to pierce or prick’. From the same source are punctuation (mid 16th century) which makes small marks on the text; punctual (Late Middle English) arriving at the right point in time; punctilious (mid 17th century) attending to the small points in behaviour; and puncture (Late Middle English) a small hole. A boxer wins on points (late 19th century) when he wins because the referee and judges have awarded him more points than his opponent, rather than by a knockout. The point of no return (mid 20th century) is the point in a flight at which it is impossible for an aircraft to return to its point of departure because of lack of fuel and so it has no choice but to continue. Thus it can also be the point at which you are committed to a course of action and must continue to the end. To refuse or ask about something point-blank (late 16th century) is to do so directly or abruptly and without explanation. The phrase literally describes a shot or bullet fired from very close to its target, blank being used here in the old sense of ‘the white spot in the centre of a target’. If you aim or point a gun directly at the centre of the target, you need to be sufficiently close for the bullet still to be travelling horizontally (rather than starting to follow a downward trajectory) as it hits the spot. The more general meaning arose as far back as the 1650s. See also poignant Rhymes bilious, supercilious Definition of punctilious in US English: punctilious adjectiveˌpəNG(k)ˈtilēəsˌpəŋ(k)ˈtɪliəs Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests Example sentencesExamples In an age when so much else has descended into degeneracy, the observance of both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday remains as punctilious as ever. Although ex-servicemen like Malcolm still wear formal dress at breakfast, others aren't so punctilious, and a notice has recently been sent out suggesting appropriate styles. A punctilious listing of every detail produces prose that is prolix. Elsewhere, a less than punctilious treatment of particulars may have more to do with expedience. But the methodology is painstakingly punctilious due to the heavy editing involved. Negligent he may have been in his personal appearance and his domestic arrangements but he was also pragmatic, punctilious and a stickler for detail. Of course I can fully understand the punctilious security in the US at the present time, even more so in light of recent events in Sweden, so part of me was relieved that they were taking so much care. As long as the Lord Chancellor is punctilious in keeping his separate roles distinct, the separation of powers is not undermined and the justice system benefits immeasurably. One thing about Vollmann's fan base: they were punctilious in their temperament. I'm not very punctilious about putting links in my blog. To some people, I suspect, she came to embody the negative image of the copy editor: punctilious, schoolmarmish and blue-stockinged. In ordinary conversations, this means punctilious use of words like please, thank you, may I? He became punctilious about small things-bills should be paid and returned the same day they were received-and unconcerned about large ones. For a punctilious lack of wit (he prefers sarcasm) and a simultaneous devotion to moralism (as opposed to morality), few can match him. So punctilious was Lord Mackay that civil servants were instructed not to pass on ‘political’ messages on his behalf. On the contrary, it has a playful attraction to form, particularly rhyme and meter - in fact, the tighter the rules, and the more punctilious and arbitrary the enforcement, the happier nonsense is. There is an interesting comparison here with Hitler, who was famously kind and considerate in his own official ‘family’, punctilious with flowers and chocolates on birthdays and anniversaries. The Talmudic reading load imposed by a punctilious and politically depressed lefty professor on hapless grad students is, of course, the least of the burdens of newly enhanced conservative rule. He has always been punctilious in allowing witnesses to say what they want to say; he has never interrupted except on points of clarification. As a teenager he was not particularly punctilious in following the observances of his religion. Synonyms meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular, religious, strict Origin Mid 17th century: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio).
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