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Definition of Punctilio
1. Noun. A fine point of etiquette or petty formality.
2. Noun. Strict observance of formalities.
Definition of Punctilio
1. n. A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony.
Definition of Punctilio
1. Noun. A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punctilio
1. [n -LIOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punctilio
Literary usage of Punctilio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1863)
"Generals Floyd and Pillow " relieved from Command."—General Johnston's Testimony
in favor of these Officers.— President Davis's punctilio.—A sharp Contrast. ..."
2. Southern History of the Great Civil War in the United States by Edward Alfred Pollard (1863)
".President Davis' punctilio.. A. Sharp Contrast. .Negotiations for the Exchange
of Prisoners.. A Lesson of Yanke* Perfidy. .Mr. Benjamin's Release of Yankee ..."
3. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Arthur Stedman, Edmund Clarence Stedman (1894)
"MILITARY punctilio. [From " The Lancers: An Interlude." 183-.] SCENE.—A Drawing-Room.
CRUSTY, BELTON, LENOX, and PETER discovered. /"CRUSTY. ..."
4. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... Beem sensible of the uncertainty and miseries of a civil war, which would
plunge headlong into violence rather than sacrifice a punctilio!1 MARCH 19. ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"How little do they seem sensible of the uncertainty and miseries of a civil war,
which would plunge headlong into violence rather than sacrifice a punctilio ..."
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