- punctiliousness
- noun see punctilious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
punctiliousness
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punctiliousness — index decorum, particularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
punctiliousness — punctilious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. DERIVATIVES punctiliously adverb punctiliousness noun … English terms dictionary
Punctiliousness — Punctilious Punc*til ious ( y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. A punctilious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punctiliousness — See punctiliously. * * * … Universalium
punctiliousness — noun The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail … Wiktionary
punctiliousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Attentiveness to detail: care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, pain (used in plural), painstaking, scrupulousness, thoroughness. See CAREFUL. 2. Strict observance of social conventions: ceremoniousness … English dictionary for students
punctiliousness — punc til·i·ous·ness || pʌŋ(k) tɪlɪəsnɪs n. exactingness, strictness; carefulness, cautiousness … English contemporary dictionary
punctiliousness — punc·til·i·ous·ness … English syllables
punctiliousness — noun strict attention to minute details • Syn: ↑meticulousness, ↑meticulosity, ↑scrupulousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrupulous (for: ↑scrupulousness), ↑punctilious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meticulosity — noun strict attention to minute details • Syn: ↑meticulousness, ↑punctiliousness, ↑scrupulousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrupulous (for: ↑scrupulousness), ↑punctilious … Useful english dictionary
