"pointilleux" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /pwɛ̃.ti.jø/ Forms: pointilleuse [feminine], pointilleux [masculine, plural], pointilleuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From pointiller + -eux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|pointiller|-eux}} pointiller + -eux, {{uder|fr|it|puntiglio}} Italian puntiglio Head templates: {{fr-adj}} pointilleux (feminine pointilleuse, masculine plural pointilleux, feminine plural pointilleuses)
  1. punctilious, finicky, pernickety Synonyms: vétilleux

Inflected forms

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