First Known Use: 1596
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punctilio
noun punc·til·io \ˌpəŋk-ˈti-lē-ˌō\
plural punc·til·i·os
Definition of PUNCTILIO
1
: a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code
2
: careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)
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Origin of PUNCTILIO
Italian & Spanish; Italian puntiglio point of honor, scruple, from Spanish puntillo, from diminutive of punto point, from Latin punctum
Rhymes with PUNCTILIO
Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, fortissimo, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio
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