Antonyms for punctiliousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : puhngk-til-ee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs


Definition of punctiliousness

Origin :
  • 1630s, probably from Italian puntiglioso, from puntiglio "fine point," from Latin punctum "prick" (see point (n.)). Related: Punctiliously; punctiliousness.
  • noun thoroughness
  • noun ceremony
Example sentences :
  • It must be confessed that this species of punctiliousness was carried too far.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
  • Kilbourne's punctiliousness was exaggerated, but she thought she understood it.
  • Extract from : « A Sheaf of Corn » by Mary E. Mann
  • This punctiliousness about titles has more in it than shews at first sight.
  • Extract from : « Sebastian Bach » by Reginald Lane Poole
  • These embassies were always conducted with punctiliousness and gravity.
  • Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
  • And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian.
  • Extract from : « Orientations » by William Somerset Maugham
  • On either side of him stood two men who also greeted me cordially, but without the punctiliousness of the Spaniard.
  • Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon
  • Yet through and in spite of all this she maintained, even to the extreme of punctiliousness, the air of being a visitor at Blent.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • So great is the privacy, and punctiliousness with which female honor is guarded in the East.
  • Extract from : « The Hindoos as they Are » by Shib Chunder Bose
  • These combats were conducted with as much ceremony and punctiliousness as ever graced the duelling-ground.
  • Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon
  • It is easy to smile at her punctiliousness on this score; but after all these years, and on the whole, I think she was right.
  • Extract from : « We and the World, Part I » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

Synonyms for punctiliousness

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