English-Thai Dictionary

punctilious

ADJ พิถีพิถัน  ละเอียดละออ  ประ ณีตบรรจง  ถี่ถ้วน  ระมัดระวัง  exact careful scrupulous pi-te-pi-tan

 

punctiliousness

N ความ เจ้าระเบียบ  ความพิถีพิถัน  conscientiousness kwam-jao-ra-biab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUNCTILIOUS

a.Very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, ceremony or mutual intercourse; very exact in the observance of rules prescribed by law or custom; sometimes, exact to excess.

 

PUNCTILIOUSLY

adv. With exactness or great nicety.

 

PUNCTILIOUSNESS

n.Exactness in the observance of forms or rules; attentive to nice points of behavior or ceremony.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUNCTILIOUS

Punc *til "ious, a. Etym: [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.]

 

Defn: Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine laws." Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters. The Nation. Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. I. Taylor. -- Punc *til "ious *ly, adv. -- Punc *til "ious *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

punctilious

punc til i ous |ˌpəNGkˈtilēəs ˌpəŋ (k )ˈtɪliəs | ▶adjective showing great attention to detail or correct behavior: he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests. DERIVATIVES punc til i ous ly adverb, punc til i ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

punctilious

punctilious |pʌŋ (k )ˈtɪlɪəs | ▶adjective showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour: he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests. DERIVATIVES punctiliously adverb, punctiliousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French pointilleux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio (see punctilio ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

punctilious

punctilious adjective his punctilious implementation of orders: meticulous, conscientious, diligent, scrupulous, careful, painstaking, rigorous, perfectionist, methodical, particular, strict; fussy, fastidious, finicky, pedantic; informal nitpicking, persnickety. ANTONYMS careless.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

punctilious

punctilious adjective his punctilious implementation of orders impressed the King: meticulous, conscientious, careful, diligent, attentive, ultra-careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, correct, thorough, studious, rigorous, mathematical, detailed, perfectionist, methodical, particular, religious, strict; fussy, fastidious, hair-splitting, finicky, finical, demanding, exacting, pedantic; informal nitpicking, pernickety; N. Amer. informal persnickety; archaic nice, overnice, laborious. ANTONYMS careless, easy-going, slapdash.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

punctilious

punc til i ous /pʌŋ (k )tɪ́liəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠きちょうめんな, (礼儀 作法などに )厳格な .