2 QUOTES WITH «PUNCTILIOUS»
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punctilious.
We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.
If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCTILIOUS»
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Handbook of Green Chemicals
Code 13602027; Punctilious® SDA 38B 190 Proof Prod. Code 13602133;
Punctilious® SDA38B 190 Proof Prod. Code 13603998; Punctilious® SDA 38B
200 Proof Prod. Code 14601023; Punctilious® SDA 38B 200 Proof Prod.
For even the most corrupt of we worms (if I may put it that way) have had utterly
innocent moments, and some of us have had utterly innocent childhoods.
Imagine a stage person Punctilious, who is before us now, and is entirely
innocent and ...
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Resolving Contract Disputes in Canon Law
The bishop immediately appointed his Vicar General, Fr. Punctilious, as the new
episcopal vicar for finance. Father Punctilious began a review of diocesan
financial records and, in March 1996, noticed that St. John's parish had made no
...
Federico Genoese Zerbi, JD, JCL, JCL, Federico, JD Genoese Zerbi, 2009
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Kaplan GRE Exam Advanced Verbal: Your Only Guide to an 800
PUNCTILIOUS : ETIQUETTE :: (A) lackadaisical : ambition (B) capricious : whim (
C) quixotic : practicality (D) pietistic : doctrine (E) vacuous : contentment
Someone who is PUNCTILIOUS is strict in his or her observance of ETIQUETTE;
likewise ...
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
punctilious. puckish. (adj.) = playful in a mischievous manner deriving from the
Middle English puke: an evil spirit e.g. Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond,
also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and other books for children to indulge his ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
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Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
It is easier to expunge something written down than it is to expunge a memory.
punctilious \౹pəŋk-౹ti-lē-əs\ Marked by exact agreement or conformity to the
details of codes or conventions. q A good proofreader has to be punctilious about
...
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The Very Best Coaching and Study Course for the New GRE ...
35. (D) PUNCTILIOUS means very exact, very careful. SOMBER (A) means
melancholy, grave, depressing. It does not have an opposite meaning from
PUNCTILIOUS. GENIAL means kindly, cheerful, cheering, of or pertaining to
marriage.
Pauline Alexander-Travis, 2003
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
3 rigid, exact, punctilious; impersonal, reserved. 4 formalized, authorized, valid;
express, definite, exact, specific. SYNONYM STUDY: formal CEREMONIAL,
CEREMONIOUS, POMPOUS, PROPER, PUNCTILIOUS. Formal suggests a suit-
and- ...
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Fiske WordPower: The Exclusive System to Learn, Not Just ...
punctilious (punkTIL e us) Even a bit more than “ meticulous,” this adjective
suggests attention to every minute detail or point. (And like the word “punctuation,
” punctilious is derived from the word “point,” as in the dot at the end of this
sentence.) ...
Edward Fiske, Jane Mallison, Margery Mandell, 2006
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The Chambers Dictionary
adj ceremo nious given to ceremony; particular in observing formalities; precise,
punctilious. — mh ceremo niously — n ceremo niousness — master of
ceremonies the person who directs the form and order of the ceremonies to be
observed ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCTILIOUS»
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punctilious is used in the context of the following news items.
Will Greek Tsunami Slam American Investors?
Greece is not that punctilious about such fiscal matters. For example, in 2010 uncollected Greek tax receipts were 89.5% of total receipts to Germany's 2.3%, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
In a word: prig
The current dominant sense, defined comprehensively in the OED as “A person who is offensively punctilious and precise in speech or behaviour; a person who ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
Holding on or letting go: How a tragedy turned into a tug-of-war
But, while the doctors were not allowing her to live in any true sense, the nurses were not letting her die because of their punctilious care and nutritious feeds. «Economic Times, May 15»
A grand romance in staged Around the World in 80 Days
As most readers know, Phileas Fogg (Philip Kreyche, seemingly the sole cast member with only one part to play) is a very proper, punctilious Englishman more ... «People's World, May 15»
You Really Got Me, Ray Davies, confesses Andy Miller, lifelong fan …
As a chronicler, Rogan is dogged, even-handed and punctilious in his research. He interviews not only Ray and his brother Dave but also former band members ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
Restaurant Review: Eleven Madison Park in Midtown South
The remote formality that typically comes with punctilious service has been banished. Servers want to make you an active collaborator in the fun. As Bacall said ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
Bauhaus in Jerusalem: The Yeshurun Synagogue
The service is also hallmarked by the ultra-punctilious accuracy of the Torah reading, as well the less-common practice of the Prophets portions being read from ... «Haaretz, Mar 15»
Don't Trust Obama on Iran
President Obama has never been punctilious about the Constitution. He has flouted the duty to “faithfully execute” the law whenever it was, as his former ... «National Review Online, Mar 15»
These are tough times for the Turner Prize, but hardly the apocalypse
Penelope Curtis, Tate Britain's director and chair of the prize, advances in his wake like a crisply punctilious head girl. This year's party on Monday night, took the ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Don't Let One Bad Apple Taint Conversion to Judaism
The emphasis should be placed not on which rabbis claim to hold the most punctilious standards, but on those rabbis who help guide interested men and ... «TIME, Nov 14»
