noun
pl. -·os·- a nice point of conduct, ceremony, etc.
- observance of petty formalities
Origin of punctilio
altered (infl. by L) from Spanish puntillo or Italian puntiglio, diminutive of punto from Classical Latin punctum, a pointpunctilio
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punctilio
noun
pl. punc·til·i·os- A fine point of etiquette.
- Precise observance of formalities.
Origin of punctilio
Obsolete Italian punctiglio from Spanish puntillo diminutive of punto point from Latin pūnctum from neuter past participle of pungere to prick ; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural punctilios)
- A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities.
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