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[ puhngk-til-ee-uhs ] / pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR punctilious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveextremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions. Origin of punctiliousFirst recorded in 1625–35; punctili(o) + -ous SYNONYMS FOR punctiliousprecise, demanding; careful, conscientious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR punctilious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR punctiliouscareless. SEE ANTONYMS FOR punctilious ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for punctiliousSee scrupulous. OTHER WORDS FROM punctiliouspunc·til·i·ous·ly, adverbpunc·til·i·ous·ness, nounun·punc·til·i·ous, adjectiveun·punc·til·i·ous·ly, adverb un·punc·til·i·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH punctiliouspunctilious , punctualWords nearby punctiliouspunctate keratoderma, punctatim, punctation, punctiform, punctilio, punctilious, punctual, punctuality, punctuate, punctuated equilibrium, punctuation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punctiliousThe Tory revolutionary was so punctilious and respectful of her monarch it was almost embarrassing. Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth’s Complicated Relationship|Andrew Marr|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Denis Thatcher got on well with the Queen Mother, enjoyed a drink as much as she did, and was punctilious about royal protocol. Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth’s Complicated Relationship|Andrew Marr|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST A courteous, well-bred gentleman, my boy—most punctilious about all his obligations and very honest about his failings. Kennedy Square|F. Hopkinson Smith Let the faith of the States, corporations, and individuals already pledged be kept with the most punctilious regard. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
The character of President Pierce was that of a punctilious gentleman. The Middle Period 1817-1858|John William Burgess He finished by becoming a punctilious practitioner of Parliamentary forms, a stickler for the minutest observation of order. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893|Various Oh, of course, our Right Honourable is too punctilious for that! My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for punctilious
adjectivepaying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette attentive to detail Derived forms of punctiliouspunctiliously, adverbpunctiliousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to punctiliousceremonious, conscientious, conventional, exact, formal, fussy, heedful, meticulous, nice, observant, painstaking, particular, persnickety, precise, proper, punctual, scrupulous, strict, right on, conscionable |