On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Punctilious. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as meticulous or precise and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Punctilious in a sentence
Punctilious meaning
- Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
Synonyms of Punctilious
Punctilious vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Punctilious
- The main meaning on this page is: Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. | Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
- Useful related words include: meticulous, precise.
- Possible Dutch translations are: precies, pietepeuterig.
- In the example corpus, punctilious often appears in combinations such as: the punctilious.
Context around Punctilious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Punctilious
- In this selection, "punctilious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, invariably, artist, defence and insistence stand out and add context to how "punctilious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by his punctilious insistence on and he was punctilious with regard. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "punctilious" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with punctilious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The punctilious defence of the letter of the law, and the political vision that underpins them are significant pointers. (19 words)
He was punctilious with regard to money, taking care to separate his private expenses from those of his official function. (20 words)
Charles broke the traditional powers of the major towns (Nice, Grasse, Marseille, Arles, Avignon) and aroused considerable hostility by his punctilious insistence on enjoying his full rights and fees. (29 words)
Vladimir Horowitz had that kind of response, though Horowitz was more of a romantic showman than the punctilious artist Gould was, and Horowitz specialized in false notes, making him often difficult to listen to. (34 words)
The two of them are clearly the best and closest of friends, yet Bunter is invariably punctilious in using "my lord" even when they are alone, and "his lordship" in company. (31 words)
Charles broke the traditional powers of the major towns (Nice, Grasse, Marseille, Arles, Avignon) and aroused considerable hostility by his punctilious insistence on enjoying his full rights and fees. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
Vladimir Horowitz had that kind of response, though Horowitz was more of a romantic showman than the punctilious artist Gould was, and Horowitz specialized in false notes, making him often difficult to listen to.
The punctilious defence of the letter of the law, and the political vision that underpins them are significant pointers.
Charles broke the traditional powers of the major towns (Nice, Grasse, Marseille, Arles, Avignon) and aroused considerable hostility by his punctilious insistence on enjoying his full rights and fees.
He was punctilious with regard to money, taking care to separate his private expenses from those of his official function.
The two of them are clearly the best and closest of friends, yet Bunter is invariably punctilious in using "my lord" even when they are alone, and "his lordship" in company.
Common combinations with punctilious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: