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punctilious

  • 1 αὐστηρός

    αὐστηρός, ά, όν (αὖος [αὗος Att.] ‘dry, stale’; αὕω ‘be’ or ‘become dry’; Hippocr., Pla. et al.; ins, pap, TestAbr A 19 p. 101, 4 [Stone p. 50]; Philo) adj. pert. to being strict in requirement, punctilious, strict, used esp. of pers. who practice rigid personal discipline or are strict in the supervision of others (Polyb. 4, 20, 7 of pers. who maintain a very severe life-style; sim. Plut., Mor. 300d; Vett. Val. 75, 11; Diog. L. 7, 26 opp. of the condition expressed by the verb διαχέω ‘be relaxed’; 117 applied to pers. who are like wine that is used medicinally; PTebt 315, 19 [II A.D.] of a ‘punctilious’ govt. finance inspector ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος λείαν ἐστὶν αὐστηρός; grave ins ZNW 22, 1923, 280 αὐ. παράκοιτις; 2 Macc 14:30) Lk 19:21f (imagery of a tough, uncompromising, punctilious financier).—DELG s.v. αὗος. M-M.

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > αὐστηρός

  • 2 ακριβολόγος

    1) precise
    2) punctilious

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά νέο λεξικό (Greek-English new dictionary) > ακριβολόγος

См. также в других словарях:

  • Punctilious — Punc*til ious ( y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso.] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. A punctilious observance of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • punctilious — [puŋk til′ē əs] adj. [Fr pointilleux < pointille < It puntiglio: see PUNCTILIO] 1. very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc. [a punctilious host] 2. very exact; scrupulous punctiliously adv. punctiliousness n …   English World dictionary

  • punctilious — I adjective accurate, attentive, careful, ceremonious, conscientious, correct, diligens, dutiful, exact, exacting, faithful, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, formal, fussy, methodical, meticulous, minutely correct, observant, observant of …   Law dictionary

  • punctilious — 1630s, probably from It. puntiglioso, from puntiglio fine point, from L. punctum prick (see POINT (Cf. point)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • punctilious — punctual, meticulous, scrupulous, *careful Analogous words: particular, fussy, squeamish, fastidious, *nice: formal, conventional, ceremonious, *ceremonial …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • punctilious — [adj] careful, finicky ceremonious, conscientious, conscionable, conventional, exact, formal, formalistic, fussy, good eye*, heedful, meticulous, nice, observant, overconscientious, overscrupulous, painstaking, particular, persnickety, precise,… …   New thesaurus

  • punctilious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour. DERIVATIVES punctiliously adverb punctiliousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • punctilious — [[t]pʌŋktɪ̱liəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly. [FORMAL] He was punctilious about being ready and waiting in the entrance hall exactly on time... He was a punctilious young man. Syn: meticulous… …   English dictionary

  • punctilious — adjective /pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/ a) Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable. b) Precise or scrupulous; finicky or …   Wiktionary

  • punctilious — adj. punctilious about * * * [pʌŋk tɪlɪəs] punctilious about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • punctilious — punc|til|i|ous [pʌŋkˈtıliəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: punctilio detail of good behavior (16 21 centuries), from Italian puntiglio, from Spanish puntillo, from Latin punctum; POINT1] very careful to behave correctly and follow rules… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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