punctilio
noun
a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
punctilios
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pluralof punctilio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Communist party congresses are usu ally thoroughly predictable, ritualistic affairs, and for a time last week the Twelfth Congress of the Italian party in Bologna observed the punctilios.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the etiquette of the duello, I might have insisted upon having the choice; but I was too angry to stand upon punctilios.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
"I may be sorry that he is not more clean-handed; but I tell you again, Tom, they never indulged such punctilios in our young days, and I 'm too old to go to school again!"
From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
It was one of the man’s vanities to play the part of a fop, to disguise his restless force and eager brain beneath the vapid punctilios of a man of fashion.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis
One can easily imagine the contempt with which Maria, reared in the freedom of the Austrian court, would regard these punctilios.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
