This week's theme: words to describe people. punctilious (pungk-TIL-ee-uhs) adjective
Extremely attentive to minute details of action or behavior. [From Italian punctiglio, from Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto (point), from Latin punctum (point).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=punctilious -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "However earnest his aims and punctilious his language, Fowler had not found his genius in schoolteaching, and he did not find it in his essays." I. Shenker; For the King's English, Fighting the Good Fight; Smithsonian (Washington DC); Nov 1990. Sponsors' messages: The delights of "Prinderella and the Since," "Beeping Sleauty," and 41 other tales twisted by Col Stoopnagle can be yours from http://stoneandscott.com Namix, providing smart naming solutions for products, services, and businesses: http://namix.com ............................................................................ Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, and musician (Nobel 1952) Everything you wanted to know about etymology but were afraid to ask. Join us in an online chat with Anatoly Liberman, author of "Word Origins", Oct 29, 2006, 7 pm Pacific (GMT -8) at http://wordsmith.org/chat Remove, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/punctilious.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/punctilious.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/punctilious.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
