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- A punctilio is a small point—a minor rule, or a little detail of conduct in a ceremony. A person who pays close attention to such minor details is punctilious.
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PUNCTILIOUS definition: 1. very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details: 2. very careful to behave…. Learn more.
A person who pays close attention to such minor details is punctilious. Punctiliousness can be valuable, especially for certain kinds of tasks, as long as you don't become so concerned about small points that you fail to pay attention to the large ones.
A punctilious person pays attention to details. Are you always precisely on time? Is your room perfectly neat? Do you never forget a birthday or a library book's due date? Then you are one of the punctilious people.
Synonyms for PUNCTILIOUS: formal, decorous, correct, ceremonious, nice, proper, solemn, stiff; Antonyms of PUNCTILIOUS: informal, casual, easygoing, unceremonious, improper, indecorous, unmannerly, laid-back
- Some common synonyms of punctilious are careful, meticulous, and scrupulous. While all these words mean "showing close attention to detail," puncti...
- The synonyms careful and punctilious are sometimes interchangeable, but careful implies attentiveness and cautiousness in avoiding mistakes. // a c...
- The words meticulous and punctilious can be used in similar contexts, but meticulous may imply either commendable extreme carefulness or a hamperin...
- While the synonyms scrupulous and punctilious are close in meaning, scrupulous applies to what is proper or fitting or ethical. // scrupulous honesty
Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly. [ formal ] He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time.
PUNCTILIOUSNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details: 2. the…. Learn more.
Definition of punctilious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
