punctilio
— Noun
– English
～ a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
punctilio
— Noun
– English
～ strict observance of formalities
punctilious
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
punctiliously
— Adverb
– English
～ in a punctilious manner; "he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels"
punctiliousness
— Noun
– English
～ strict attention to minute details
punctual
— Adjective
– English
～ acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"; "she is always on time for class"
punctuality
— Noun
– English
～ the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
punctually
— Adverb
– English
～ at the expected or proper time; "she always arrives on time"
punctuate
— Verb
– English
～ interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
punctuate
— Verb
– English
～ to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
punctuate
— Verb
– English
～ insert punctuation marks into
punctuated equilibrium
— Noun
– English
～ a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change