puntiglio
91punctilio — /pʌŋkˈtɪlioʊ/ (say pungk tileeoh) noun (plural punctilios) 1. a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure: *an eye for a punctilio that would do credit to a Pharisee. –david foster, 1981. 2. strictness or exactness… …
92punctilio — ► NOUN (pl. punctilios) 1) a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure. 2) punctilious behaviour. ORIGIN Italian puntiglio and Spanish puntillo small point …
93pun — [17] Snappy monosyllables produced by breaking off a piece of a longer word were all the rage in late 17th and early 18th century England (mob is a well known example), and it is thought that pun may be one of them. It seems to be short for… …
94pointillism — [pwan′tə liz΄əm] n. [Fr pointillisme < pointiller, to mark with dots < pointille, dot < It puntiglio, dim. of punto < L punctus: see POINT] the method of painting of certain French impressionists, in which a white ground is… …
95pun — [pun] n. [17th c. clipped form < ? It puntiglio, fine point, hence verbal quibble: see PUNCTILIO] the use of a word, or of words which are formed or sounded alike, in such a way as to juxtapose, connect, or bring out two or more of the… …
96punctilio — [puŋk til′ē ō΄] n. pl. punctilios [altered (infl. by L) < Sp puntillo or It puntiglio, dim. of punto < L punctum, a POINT] 1. a nice point of conduct, ceremony, etc. 2. observance of petty formalities …
97punctilious — [puŋk til′ē əs] adj. [Fr pointilleux < pointille < It puntiglio: see PUNCTILIO] 1. very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc. [a punctilious host] 2. very exact; scrupulous punctiliously adv. punctiliousness n …
98punctilio — n. (pl. os) 1 a delicate point of ceremony or honour. 2 the etiquette of such points. 3 petty formality. Etymology: It. puntiglio & Sp. puntillo dimin. of punto POINT …
99pundigrion — /pun digˈri on/ (obsolete) noun A pun ORIGIN: Origin unknown; Ital puntiglio is only a conjecture …
100punc|til|i|o — «puhngk TIHL ee oh», noun, plural i|os. 1. a little point or detail, as of honor, conduct, or ceremony: »The knight observed every punctilio. The newcomers were not accustomed to give much regard to the punctilios of law, and consequently ran… …
