Antonyms for punctiliousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : puhngk-til-ee-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs

Definition of punctiliousness

Origin : 1630s, probably from Italian puntiglioso, from puntiglio "fine point," from Latin punctum "prick" (see point (n.)). Related: Punctiliously; punctiliousness.

noun thoroughness
noun ceremony

Example sentences :

It must be confessed that this species of punctiliousness was carried too far.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various

Kilbourne's punctiliousness was exaggerated, but she thought she understood it.
Extract from : « A Sheaf of Corn » by Mary E. Mann

This punctiliousness about titles has more in it than shews at first sight.
Extract from : « Sebastian Bach » by Reginald Lane Poole

These embassies were always conducted with punctiliousness and gravity.
Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson

And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian.
Extract from : « Orientations » by William Somerset Maugham

On either side of him stood two men who also greeted me cordially, but without the punctiliousness of the Spaniard.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

Yet through and in spite of all this she maintained, even to the extreme of punctiliousness, the air of being a visitor at Blent.
Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope

So great is the privacy, and punctiliousness with which female honor is guarded in the East.
Extract from : « The Hindoos as they Are » by Shib Chunder Bose

These combats were conducted with as much ceremony and punctiliousness as ever graced the duelling-ground.
Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon

It is easy to smile at her punctiliousness on this score; but after all these years, and on the whole, I think she was right.
Extract from : « We and the World, Part I » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

Synonyms for punctiliousness

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