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punctiliousness

noun

Etymology

From punctilious + -ness.

  1. derived from pūnctum
  2. borrowed from puntillo
  3. borrowed from puntiglio
  4. suffixed as punctilious — “punctilio + ous”
  5. suffixed as punctiliousness — “punctilious + ness”

Definitions

  1. The act or state of being punctilious

    The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.

    • Marian rose with great dignity, and addressed the chair and the ladies and gentlemen with true parliamentary punctiliousness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA