punctilios in English
noun
1
a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
He was wounded fighting at barricades adjacent to Paris's northern customs barrier and described the moment with the clinical punctilio of a doctor's son.
noun
- conformityconscientiousnesspunctiliousnessetiquetteprotocolconventionsformalitiesproprietydecorummannerspolitessegood formthe done thing
- nicetydetailfine pointsubtletynuancerefinement
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1. Ceremonious Consisting of or relating to outward forms and rites; conformable to prescribed ceremony.; Ceremonious Full of ceremony or formality; marked by solemnity of manner or method.; Ceremonious According to prescribed or customary formalities or punctilios; characterized by more elaborate forms of politeness than are commonly used between intimate acquaintances; formal in manner or