PUNCTILIO


Meaning of PUNCTILIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpəŋk-ˈti-lē-ˌō ]

noun

( plural -i·os )

Etymology: Italian & Spanish; Italian puntiglio point of honor, scruple, from Spanish puntillo, from diminutive of punto point, from Latin punctum

Date: 1596

1. : a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code

2. : careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.