punctilios

Variant of punctilio

noun pl. punctilios

  1. a nice point of conduct, ceremony, etc.
  2. observance of petty formalities

Origin: altered (infl. by L) < Sp puntillo or It puntiglio, dim. of punto < L punctum, a point

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