"punctilio" meaning in English

See punctilio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʌŋkˈtɪliˌoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punctilio.wav Forms: punctilios [plural]
Etymology: From Italian puntiglio, or Spanish puntillo, diminutive from Latin pūnctum (“point”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|puntiglio}} Italian puntiglio, {{bor|en|es|puntillo}} Spanish puntillo, {{der|en|la|pūnctum||point}} Latin pūnctum (“point”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} punctilio (countable and uncountable, plural punctilios)
  1. A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (exactness, strictness): педантизъм (pedantizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), формализъм (formalizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pilkuntarkkuus (Finnish), pointille [feminine] (French), 세목 (semok) (Korean), щепетильность (ščepetilʹnostʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-punctilio-en-noun-qC9qu3uo Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'exactness, strictness': 62 38
  2. Strictness in observance of formalities. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-punctilio-en-noun-aoknqeUc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: punctiliar, punctilious

Inflected forms

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