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Italian
Etymology
From puntiglio + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pun.tiʎˈʎo.zo/, (traditional) /pun.tiʎˈʎo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pun‧ti‧glió‧so
Adjective
puntiglioso (feminine puntigliosa, masculine plural puntigliosi, feminine plural puntigliose)
- punctilious, pernickety
- stubborn
- Synonyms: ostinato, caparbio
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