英语词汇“punctilious”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“A punctilious man, my father,” Bear went on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother wanted to say something, she could tell, and the set smile, the punctilious gestures, were a beginning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So terrified was I that some irregularity would interfere with enlistment—some unforeseen objection—I perhaps answered with too great an exactitude, too punctilious a range of detail—desperate for approbation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was punctilious about all court regulations, but I sometimes used unorthodox tactics with witnesses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, even the most punctilious punctuation is not informative enough to eliminate all garden paths. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

British readers of The New Yorker who assume that this august publication is in constant ignorant error when it allows “1980’s” evidently have no experience of how that famously punctilious peri-odical operates editorially. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

This time I got: Often concerned with right and wrong, and punctilious in expressing it, you are best represented by the Customs Agent or the IRS inspector. Will this personality test make you insane? 2011-04-07T22:08:00Z

Though punctilious about his honor, in civilian life Poe normally comported himself with genteel courtliness. Review | Is Poe the most influential American writer? A new book offers evidence. 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

In an age of punctilious correctness, commenting on a candidate’s attire is perceived more than ever as trivializing, if not sexist or downright demeaning. The Fashion Conservatives 2010-10-20T22:33:00Z

Goldsmith is sober, strait-laced, punctilious; Chuckie sounds like he’s telling it like it is, except when he’s not, which is often — a trick he learned out of professional necessity. ‘In Hoffa’s Shadow’ Details How a Famous Disappearance Hit Close to Home 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z

The close reader marvels: fifty-seven words and nearly each one of them spring-loaded with unassailably punctilious contempt. Snubbing Margaret Thatcher’s Clothes 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

For that matter, Detective Cortez ranges from inadequate to punctilious and remains a mere cipher. “Upgrade,” Reviewed: The Misguided Nostalgia Behind a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Horror Film 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

But the band has been around for more than 10 years, developing a cult following for its matrix-like tunes and punctilious execution. The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

The frequently shifting tale, which maps the difference in status between security guards and police officers, starts with a punctilious guard named William facing a quandary. Critic?s Notebook: Reconsidering ?Lobby Hero? by Kenneth Lonergan 2011-11-06T22:45:44Z

When the book opens the punctilious Phileas Fogg lives by the clock, his schedule never varying, each day passed almost entirely at London’s Reform Club, where he reads the newspapers, dines and plays whist. Review | ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ — about to get a reboot — is the perfect Christmas tale 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

The movie’s tracking of the decade’s cultural calendar is almost obsessively punctilious. Movie Review: ‘Not Fade Away,’ Directed by David Chase 2012-12-21T00:07:53Z

Evans's music depends on a delicate balance of spontaneous interpretation and tightly stacked harmonies, so it's hard for an impromptu group to just fall into the required mix of improv relaxation and punctilious attention. Mike Gibbs Band – review 2012-12-13T12:28:08Z

This Scottish production, created by Lewis Hetherington and Ailie Cohen, explores what happens when its hero, a rather punctilious office worker, discovers a mysterious suitcase — with his name on it — on his doorstep. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

Rather, the director and his lead actor, partners in life and art, have a punctilious approach where language is everything. Review: A ‘King Lear’ in Which You Feel for All the Daughters 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

But even Love's histrionics had nothing on the Guardian's really punctilious piece on "the hierarchy of death," which compared the media's coverage of Winehouse's fatality to that of those who died in Oslo bombing. Media, stars react to death of Amy Winehouse 2011-07-25T15:59:00Z

Steward’s punctilious, frank documentation of his sexual adventures was one of the things that appealed to Kelly, himself a diarist whose decades-long practice fueled his 2018 “live memoir” of a show “Time No Line.” Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

Mr. Marías, 63, taught translation theory at Oxford and speaks in an amusingly punctilious English that is dotted with fusty Britishisms. Javier Marias Finds Popularity on the Rise in Britain and the U.S. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

It also seems oddly punctilious that an outlaw is always addressed as Señor Zorro and shocking that a Franciscan monk would be whipped in a public square for supposedly swindling a merchant. Review | Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Their punctilious mother made them fill out timecards — an early lesson in the how-tos of business. The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

His use of evidence, absorbed from vast archival sources and hundreds of interviews, is punctilious, his judgments measured, his wit dry and sympathetic, his prose classically balanced. Seeing Margaret Thatcher Whole 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

“If you watched ‘Raw’ or ‘Delirious,’” he said, in the voice of a punctilious fact-checker. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

“It is what it is,” Ms. Kennedy said, waving off the concerns of the more punctilious show organizers. At London Men’s Fashion Week, Designers Fly the Flag for Individuality 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

Once a devoted, punctilious maid in various upper-class households, Ellen Bunting now misses the security of her old life. Review | What if you saw something suspicious and did nothing? ‘The Lodger’ posits a consequence. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

And the pianist Christian Sands, 28, a habitual McBride sideman, led his own slashing quartet, delivering airtight compositions and punctilious improvising. Newport Jazz Festival Begins a New Era, With History as a Guide 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

The actor Richard Madden, all in black, fastened a punctilious safety pin on his lapel, while the singer Frank Ocean wore a nylon Prada anorak that transformed him into a backpack. The Best-Dressed Men at the Met Gala 2019: Risking Foolishness, Arriving at Defiant Good Taste 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

Or not, because there was something Napoleonic about the ambition behind that infinitely punctilious façade. The Late Late Phase 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Cage, with his punctilious zaniness and absorption in Zen Buddhism, was a crucial, liberating influence. Nam June Paik’s Work at Asia Society 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

But if you’re a pizza cognoscente, or even a bread baker, you’ll recognize that this tomato pie is the work of cooks who are punctilious about their dough. Review: Burien pizza shop shakes critics with pies that defy definition 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z

At work, Heuermann’s punctilious approach rubbed some people the wrong way. Suspect in Gilgo Beach killings led a life of chaos and control 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z

Ali, who recently converted to the Nation of Islam, is punctilious about matters of faith. Review: A powerfully acted play examines Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit's unlikely friendship 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

Know this about the greatest teams: They’re the pettiest, most punctilious outfits you ever saw. Perspective | Details decide the big games. The holding penalty was just one of them. 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z

The supposedly responsible face of cryptocurrency turns out to have been anything but punctilious in his dealings — which should be a wake-up call to sleepy regulators and legislators alike. Opinion | The collapse of a crypto empire demands an industrywide reckoning 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z

The Queen, who was Britain's longest reigning monarch, was described as being punctilious about protocol. Queen Elizabeth II: How monarch helped shape modern Wales 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

A punctilious restaurant inspector by day, he has convinced himself that he is also a fair judge, jury and executioner when it comes to his victims. Review | Steve Carell treats ‘The Patient’ in stellar serial killer drama 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Will might also clarify that the possibility of divulging nuclear secrets or selling them to, say, Saudi Arabia is, in fact, a time when the “punctilious enforcement of every law” is warranted. Opinion | George Will too quickly blamed the FBI 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z

However, the punctilious enforcement of every law, no matter how complex the social context, is zombie governance by people spouting bromides to avoid making complex judgments. Opinion | Garland has a political duty to explain the circus perpetrated at Mar-a-Lago 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

Some manufacturers use methods such as filters and roasting to produce teas with fewer PAHs in their Lapsang Souchong, and some are more punctilious than others about the wood they use to produce said smoke. Lapsang Souchong captures the smoky essence of a campfire in a teacup 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

He is punctilious, they say, uncompromising when it comes to rules and conduct, and with a heightened concern for morality and codes of conduct. After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage and more 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z

“Bishops are rarely punctilious about procedural niceties,” Beal said in an email. Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

A slacker in demeanor, he turns out to be extremely punctilious in matters of faith. Review: 'Trayf,' a sweet-natured buddy comedy in a mitzvah van, explores Jewish identity 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

Steadfast in the conversational tone that Coen establishes for them, Washington and McDormand are punctilious in making their lines sound natural. What makes Joel Coen's Shakespeare unique: His 'Macbeth' is haunted by other movies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

A punctilious perfectionist, Brady was able to hold his entire team captive to his habits. Perspective | Tom Brady still has the itch, and it’s taken him places no football player has been 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z

He turbocharged his glassy, pictorial fantasies with punctilious attention to “authentic” details, which he rendered with photographic fidelity. Perspective | Beautiful painting, complicated afterlife 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

In public, he exhibits a kind of punctilious blandness, with a voice that rarely rises above the dispassionate tone of a functionary behind the desk at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Georgia’s Close Elections Sent Republicans After a Republican 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

But the punctilious can take heart: Very little of what transpired will matter much. Five takeaways from the final night of the RNC 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z

In a recent pricing disclaimer, the company cited “fluctuating market prices, federal regulations, currency rates, drought, bandits, rush hour traffic, filibusters, the zombie apocalypse, punctilious product developers.” A 17-year-old called out Trader Joe's. Now the chain is dropping offensive labeling 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Well, OK, does he feel that some people who are punctilious about being politically correct in their language are covering up some rather more unworthy things? Charlie Kaufman: 'Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human' 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z

It’s more money for a more precise and punctilious sound that should entice the pros and enthusiasts while still pleasing casual listeners as well. Fender Ten 5 review: all about that treble 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

Mueller may be faulted for being too punctilious in his fidelity to justice department rules and precedents. Mueller intended to break Democrats' impeachment stalemate | Walter Shapiro 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

The invitation was worryingly punctilious about timing — pointing out that “You will be admitted at 22:23 precisely”, which a moment of study revealed was the local time of the solstice. Solstice 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

Rather, Arizona’s judge-retention election will decide whether judges should be vulnerable to punishment if their punctilious application of a law annoys a self-aggrandizing interest group. Opinion | Arizona voters can save their judiciary from its spiral into politics 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z

And Versi is always civil, always punctilious about following the process laid down for his purpose. One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Unlike so many other cookery writers, who seem to fear revealing their lack of originality, she was punctilious in naming her sources. Kitchen revolution: how Nigella Lawson changed food writing 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

Open winner, who bashed his way around in a punctilious 3-under 67 and was four ahead of the field – and 13 ahead of Woods – as the afternoon wave began its assault on Shinnecock. Tiger Woods 'not very happy the way I played,' likely to miss U.S. Open cut for third time - Golf Digest 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Anaya, who is married and has three young children, is known for being remarkably punctilious and disciplined. ‘Ruthless’ Mexican Candidate Goes Far. But Maybe Only So Far. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

In the document, the pope excoriates Christians taking the path of “an obsession with the law, an absorption with social and political advantages, a punctilious concern for the Church’s liturgy, doctrine and prestige.” Pope Francis Puts Caring for Migrants and Opposing Abortion on Equal Footing 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

Francis said their “sinister ideology” finds expression in “an obsession with the law, an absorption with social and political advantages, a punctilious concern for the church’s liturgy, doctrine and prestige.” Pope seeks ‘saints next door’ not doctrinaire perfectionists 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z

A purveyor of celebrity gossip and hatchet jobs, he has a reputation for being less than punctilious with the truth. “Fire and Fury” confirms the dysfunction at the heart of the presidency 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

There have been doorkeepers here since the 14th century: dressed in white tie, they control the movements of others with punctilious energy. 'A tale of decay': the Houses of Parliament are falling down 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Were Trump constitutionally punctilious — entertain the thought — he would embrace the judge’s ruling on behalf of the House members, and, obedient to his oath of office, stop the unconstitutional payments. Opinion | The disgraceful way Trump walks in Obama’s footsteps 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

It’s a hedge and a dodge, at once overly punctilious and contemptuously dismissive; it’s contingent, euphemistic, underhanded and easily weaponized. Everywhere You Look, We’ve Downgraded Real Problems Into Mere ‘Issues’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

A cheerfully reserved man in his early 40s, he spoke in the punctilious staccato of a non-native English speaker who had long mastered the language. ‘Your animal life is over. Machine life has begun.’ The road to immortality 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Mendelson, who is divorced and has a 16-year-old daughter who lives with him part-time on Capitol Hill, appears to relish his role as a punctilious steward of the people’s business. Phil Mendelson beat the odds to run D.C. Will his luck hold in the Trump era? 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

In this and in other small ways I sensed a power struggle, which is at odds with the otherwise punctilious hospitality. Mbar is an engaging supper club in the sky 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

In the end, Knopf declined to enter the lists, but other publishers were not so punctilious. How the publishing industry took on the taboo. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

She came across as secretive and perhaps not quite punctilious in her observance of the law. Hating Hillary 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

He appears to apply Supreme Court precedents with punctilious fidelity even if there is reason to think he would have preferred a different outcome and even where other judges might have found room to maneuver. Merrick Garland’s Record and Style Hint at His Appeal 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

Meantime, it will be instructive to see how the suddenly punctilious Administration deals with a far graver case of mishandled classified information—the one involving a certain former junior U.S. The Petraeus Vendetta 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

Though the exercise didn’t strike me as especially penetrating — garden-variety introspection made punctilious — it was hugely popular. The Happiness Code 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Coughlin entered the auditorium at the team’s training complex five minutes before he was scheduled to speak, which is standard for the punctilious, 69-year-old coach. Tom Coughlin Says Goodbye to Giants, Not Necessarily Football 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

Mrs. Prada is as punctilious about the décor for a show as she is about her clothes, and it plays an integral role in her conception of the whole. WSJ. Magazine’s 2015 Fashion Innovator is still fully in control of her business. Now she has amplified her legacy with the new Fondazione Prada 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

This time, there would be no punctilious averting of eyes. How Pluto's most spectacular image was made—and nearly lost 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Greece is not that punctilious about such fiscal matters. Will Greek Tsunami Slam American Investors? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

Many conservatives may be muttering, “Where was this semantically punctilious Roberts four days earlier?” The wrinkle in the Affordable Care Act decision 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

In the ring, at least, he exerts a civilizing influence on boxing; his virtuosic, punctilious style can make the sport’s old blood-and-guts ethos seem obsolete. Floyd Mayweather’s Longest Fight 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

“White God” then backs up in time to when Lili’s unfeeling father, a punctilious meat inspector, throws Hagen onto the streets, unwilling to pay the tax charged by the state for keeping undesirable animals. In ‘White God,’ the dogs are the heroes of a thinly veiled social parable 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Maximum consultation and punctilious attention to objections may not work either. What happened to the snoopers' charter? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Better yet, get the audio version, read by John Lee, a Briton who does punctilious work with all those French names. Jets? Giants? Better Ways to Spend Your Sunday 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Facebook has historically been intolerant of those sorts of things, even if it hasn’t been especially punctilious about enforcing the rules. With Rooms App, Facebook Tries To Resurrect The '90s Chatroom 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

Zimmer, like the College Board, emphasizes that eliminating lachrymose or obsequious or punctilious from the SAT doesn’t denigrate the value of knowing such words. This Is How The New SAT Will Test Vocabulary 2014-04-16T08:29:43Z

The College Board hasn’t yet cited examples of words deemed too obscure, but “punctilious,” “phlegmatic” and “occlusion” are three tough ones in a College Board study guide. SAT to drop essay requirement and return to top score of 1600 in redesign of admission test 2014-03-05T19:15:00Z

Nor was Justice Kennedy’s brief quotation from “Actual Innocence” especially punctilious. Cited by a Justice, but Feeling Less Than Honored 2013-06-10T15:07:08Z

They were, in their way, punctilious about killing a soldier, however cowardly the attack, hitting him with a car, then laying into him with their blades. The Lady and the Butchers 2013-05-23T10:55:00Z

In response, Woods strove to restore a tone of golf gentility, all punctilious decorum on Twitter. Golf swings from the absurd to the ridiculous, of course 2013-05-22T18:28:21Z

In a show with punctilious art direction, how realistic was this death? Lady Sybil’s shocking death. Did it have to happen? 2013-01-28T21:08:00Z

"An atmosphere two degrees below freezing-point" is an expression as inadmissible, if we must be punctilious in such matters, as the expressions "blood-heat," "a heat of ten degrees," and so forth. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z

And it would be folly, indeed, for us to avoid, with punctilious dread, this conception of "attraction" as bearing marks of its pedigree. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z

On the other, years of punctilious devotion to the ethics of red tape urged him to deprecate such a cutting of the Gordian knot. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z

Upon this subject of imported phrases Mr. Napier was, it seems, very punctilious, for with Mr. G. H. Lewes he must have had a brisk correspondence about it. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z

Instances of his courtesy are not wanting, and in all matters of honour he was most punctilious. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z

The drawing-room of No. 17 was invested every Wednesday afternoon by a quantity of punctilious ladies who came to call on Mrs. Caffyn. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z

A great orator, a talented lawyer, a good soldier, master of every field he entered, punctilious and haughty of temperament, he scorned to bend even to the proud spirit of Washington. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z

The Ramanuja Brahmans are most punctilious in the preparation of their food and in regard to the privacy of their meals, before taking which they have to bathe and put on woollen or silk garments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z

Once downstairs, she paid her regulation punctilious visit to the library, where her husband was usually to be found until twelve o'clock. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z

When his landlady heard that her “star” lodger, the punctilious government official and retired army officer, was neither an official nor a retired officer, but a leading Nihilist, she fainted. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z

One does not talk, but on the other hand one is punctilious to do. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z

She did not quite know how to thank the punctilious engineer who had proved himself such a friend in need. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z

All compliments, whether thus expressed, or by word of mouth, should be characterized by delicate discrimination and punctilious respect. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

He was indeed very many years my senior, and I little knew him; but he was a steady, excellent person, with a tolerable tenor voice and punctilious filial observances towards our admirable mother. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z

Advantages that would now be deemed dishonourable were taken by the most punctilious. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z

I am wholly unable to talk with the Baron, who ignores me with the most punctilious deference. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z

To some persons the formula I am about to describe may appear too punctilious, and possibly carried to too nice a point of precision. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z

Neither should the most punctilious sticklers for form think it necessary to make a parade of the mere letter of such rules, at any time. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

Hamilton was at this time about fifty years of age, punctilious in manner, particular in dress, and both respected and feared by his subordinates. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z

But he was a punctilious old gentleman and stood upon the ceremonies. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z

As one would have fancied, the grave, ceremonious Don who posed as a most punctilious gentleman at home became a very different kind of person when he went to Mexico. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z

She will expect it, I am sure; such women are most punctilious in their code of social requirements, and you can't be too careful not to offend. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z

Towards ladies, in the streets, the most punctilious observance of politeness is due. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

He had served more than forty years in the navy, and had won the reputation of being a brave, punctilious officer; but his severity bordered on cruelty. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z

"Alexis, you are a good lad, a dear lad," said the old lady, usually very stately and punctilious. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z

Moreover, it was natural enough that in her own house she should be more punctilious in her manners than at a wedding ball. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z

To his punctilious mind it seemed intolerable that a nobleman of his own council should send a challenge to one of his servants on account of an act performed in his official capacity. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z

More than once, I saw the punctilious gentleman of the old school glance towards the merry party, of which, by the way, his son was one of the least boisterous. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z

Coomara, the orthodox, the punctilious observer of caste rule and ceremony, was dead. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z

The maidenly breasts of the four Miss Graynors, who were pale reflections of their eldest sister, were pleasantly stirred by Steele’s punctilious courtesy. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z

Exact and punctilious as he was in his temporal duties, his whole bent and inclination was towards the former. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z

I never made a bad debt amongst them, and gladly testify to their punctilious honesty. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

It would appear from this new crook-backed Daniel come to judgment, that Ananias and Autolycus were models of punctilious honesty and meticulous truthfulness compared with the average American. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z

I had seen Italian, Greek, and Turkish devotees, but the Russian surpassed them all; and, though deriving their religion from strangers, they exceed the punctilious Greeks themselves in the observance of its minutest forms. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z

All the subtleties," said D'Huisseau, "that are called forth in religion generally make the minds of the people inquiring, proud, punctilious, obstinate, and consequently more difficult to curb into reason and obedience. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z

Still, this punctilious process may be vital if cap and trade in California is to survive challenges and succeed. Green Blog: California Air Board Sweats the Small Stuff on Cap-and-Trade 2011-10-22T15:21:57Z

Brooks returned the captain's punctilious salute with a cheery nod and cordial word of greeting. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z

She would be punctilious about her calls, and make a point of appearing to remember people, even if she didn't have the least conception who they were, and would be generally blithe, tactful, and gracious. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z

The twenty-first day of June was the old Natal Day, kept each year with punctilious regularity. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z

He buttoned up his waistcoat button by button, in the most punctilious manner. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z

In such matters, Mr. Hearty was extremely punctilious. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z

From what I have heard of the punctilious, senile Marquis da Silva, he wouldn't have allowed the campaign against Morse to be started a moment before the time of immunity was up. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z

Now Frieda seemed to care only for her husband and child, and had become an almost too punctilious married woman and housekeeper in that she wished everyone else to conform to her ideas. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z

The Chassid�m are not punctilious about observing the prescribed time limits for the recitation of the Shema. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z

In the old times when civilians were busy with the struggle for bread and had little opportunity for social recreation, army men and women had leisure for a punctilious courtesy. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z

My own experience, which is a wide one, has been that physiologists not only obey the law literally, but are most punctilious in its due observance. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z

Old Ralegh, remembering the terrible reaction during Mary's reign, would be specially punctilious in such matters; and fathers then were not lenient to their children. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z

The imitative impulse of childhood is wont in these cases to follow out the correct and prescribed order with punctilious exactness. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z

Such are the reasons for the punctilious discipline required of soldiers. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z

Those who knew Mr. Ballou best were well aware of his punctilious notions as it concerned money affairs. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z

Therefore, no one believes you are married to her; and they explain the circumstance of your servants designating her countess as a proof of your too punctilious delicacy. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z

Raising him in the most gracious manner, they ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z

He regarded eternal life as the reward of certain good works and the punctilious observance of what was divinely enjoined. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z

He is apathetic and reserved; nay, he even permits himself to fail in the personal respect which, as his prince, I am entitled to demand, and whose punctilious observance has hitherto endeared him to me. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z

Absolute deference and punctilious exactness are the rule, not only among the artistes but also among the singers of the minor r�les. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z

His mother had been a woman of taste, and he had, perhaps, unconsciously acquired from the books she had left him some of the mannerisms of a more punctilious time. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z

You can see it in spite of their punctilious manners and old-world courtesy. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z

"Not an hour, upon any account, Wright," replied his punctilious landlady. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z

Little by little he learned a great deal about her home; which, he discovered, had once been the veritable home of the punctilious Ma�t' Raoul Galvez of surprising memory. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z

The reader must have already inferred from my description, that the false prophet himself is a coarse and gross personage, by no means punctilious in regard to truth. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z

Bowing punctilious acknowledgment of Lucinda's acceptance, he sat back and joined the fingers of both hands at his chin. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z

But we were guests under their ancestral roof and must be treated with punctilious politeness. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z

It was a formally worded introduction, for Miss Kirke was punctilious in these matters. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z

In the performance of his duties he had followed the rubrics of the Prayer Book with the most punctilious care. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z

He lingered a moment, said something cheerful about being nearly home, then made her a punctilious salute and went his way. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z

Clergymen, especially country clergymen, carry everything out with a minute, punctilious solicitude, into which they are partly scared by their reigning bugbear and dragon of a Consistory. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z

A gentleman should never omit a punctilious observance of the rules of politeness to his recognized acquaintances, from an apprehension that he will not be met with reciprocal marks of respect. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z

As Southern hostess in a typical Southern home, she fully realized noblesse oblige, and her punctilious observance of the etiquette of hospitality accentuated the position she assigned him—that of stranger within her gates. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z

Sometimes women who are exceptionally punctilious make their first calls with reference to courtesies extended or received in the foregoing season. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z

Observing how wisely the youth acted, how modest he was and yet punctilious in the performance of his work, the king very soon gave him a position of trust. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z

Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

Henry James was punctilious, ceremonious, and precise; it is not to be denied that he was apt to be hasty in taking offence, and not very ready to overlook an impertinence. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z

"Why," he began, then remembered the punctilious Vasili and checked himself. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z

Woods talks like a police officer – in the best sense of the word: punctilious, exact, with a roguish humour, but moral at the core. How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs 2011-04-02T23:04:10Z

"I come under a warrant from the corregidor, illustrious señor," said the alcalde, advancing towards his prisoner, and bowing low with the punctilious courtesy peculiar to Spaniards. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z

They walked through the dusky cane together, and parted with punctilious salutations when they reached the dim white road. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

He had published no book; he had no distinct calling; he was a deprecating and punctilious young stranger from somewhere in Massachusetts, immature-looking for all his seven-and-twenty years. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z

They have the reputation of being a courteous people, as punctilious as the Malays themselves; and they are so amongst each other. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z

If, indeed, there were comparatively many acres at thirty livres, and very few at three hundred, our account would not hold good; but, once more, I would not be over punctilious. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z

The character of President Pierce was that of a punctilious gentleman. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z

He rose, made Miss Harding a little punctilious inclination, and moved away, while the lamplight flung his shadow black upon the pink-washed walls. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

To Anna his absence was unaccountable and disturbing, for none could be more punctilious than he in the matter of appointments. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z

Mrs. Gilbert was strictly punctilious with herself, even in the matter of her thoughts. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z

The wife cultivated belles-lettres, devoted some time and attention to music, and regulated her domestic affairs with punctilious order and neatness. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z

These were my Lord's ideas, and you can infer from them the punctilious character of the whole negotiation. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z

The Marie Curie personnel were conscientious, well trained and punctilious. The dying light of NHS care 2011-03-02T21:00:01Z

We are told that he was a punctilious, stiff, unbending, angular man; upright and honourable, but unforgiving and wont to nurse his enmities. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z

It seemed incongruous with the punctilious old Southern gentleman to make a discourteous distinction thus between his granddaughters and his niece. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z

These small masters are as punctilious about employing only regularly qualified workmen, as any members of any guild in the country. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z

Up to that moment it had never occurred to Trafford that anybody one really cared for, could be anything but punctilious about money. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z

"I 'm keeping Major Trafford from his cigar, Tom; he's too punctilious to smoke in my company, and so I shall leave him to you;" and so saying, she arose, and turned towards the cottage. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z

"Thank you," replied Miriam, too grateful at receiving permission to be punctilious about the tone in which it was given. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z

And his people, sedate and punctilious, just as my mother says hers were? In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z

Here they were not so much clattered as Clattenburged, referee Mark Clattenburg that is, whose decisions lurched between the punctilious and the bizarre. Harry Redknapp readies the reserves as Tottenham prepare for Milan 2011-02-07T07:01:01Z

Declining his aid, as we had no authority for appropriating his services—a liberty as to which some planters are very punctilious—we hitched our horses to the rail fence. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z

To this use I applied them, taking a doleful sort of pleasure in reading the punctilious printed messages with their eternal refrain of "We regret, etc." A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z

From the window she watched him, smartly dressed and for all the world the most punctilious of men. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z

So loose, in fact, that we have given up any pretension to being so punctilious as soldiers used to be. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z

Such punctilious practice of the law is sometimes said to hamper a successful career and, above all, lead to the loss of the opportunities that bring a lawyer into prominence. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z

“We shall be glad to let you talk privately with the young couple,” the old minister answered with punctilious politeness. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z

She had arrived in state, and after a supercilious glance at her, had addressed the owner and mistress of the house as "Stivers"—though Sybil was most punctilious in calling her Mrs. Stivers. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z

At one time she would not have dared use such liberty of speech with this punctilious aunt. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z

To be so beset by Things as to be dogged by urgent brokers and punctilious butlers, no. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z

"The fact is, my love, that these terrible collusions would never occur if the trains was only more punctilious!" Mr. Punch's Railway Book 2011-01-23T03:00:16.120Z

Sir Francis, always punctilious, placed Alex in the right-hand corner of the box, the two children in the centre, and then, with a slight smile, offered Noel his choice of the remaining chairs. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z

Neither irascible, severe, nor ill-natured, he was yet punctilious, and in no sense a match for the brilliant genius of his antagonist. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z

An anecdote is told of a punctilious person who, being asked if he would be helped again to soup, answered, “Thanks, not to-day.” The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z

Besides, the men whom Madame Arnoux received were not very punctilious about paying visits. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z

"He is, as a rule, quite punctilious in these matters, but with the holidays and the extra matin�es—" I finished with an expressive shrug. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z

And the religious education which they gave their converts reflected only too faithfully their own narrow and punctilious monastic spirit, itself almost as superstitious, though in another way, as what it supplanted. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z

That good, that punctilious, that saintly town where all the inhabitants went every day to church is none other than—Penzance. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z

I know not what vain glory it is in a man that makes him so punctilious in matters of this sort. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z

Obviously no one was suggesting them, neither the three ladies nor Van Helderen, who was always very punctilious and who was manifestly indignant at the mocking spirit’s coarseness. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z

There are times when we must disregard punctilious etiquette, and think only of serving our country. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z

Whoever was behind this seminal cyberattack, the next such worm, which might be adapted from the Stuxnet codes that are now widely circulated, may not be so punctilious. The Covert War Against Iran's Nuclear Program 2010-12-13T16:45:00Z

In 21 years in the State Senate, all during a time of Republican domination of that body, Mr. Paterson rarely was described as punctilious or a legislative craftsman. In Crisis and in Need of Allies, Governor Walks Alone 2010-02-27T01:41:00Z

Only a person with the instincts of a true gentleman could have shown such a punctilious regard for the feelings of another, and such a disregard for his own. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z

The story must be admitted to be a strange one, considering the punctilious character of the Castilian court, and the reserved and decorous habits of Joanna. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies

It is a solemn service: no minister of them all so punctilious as Higgins in respect to reverent conduct. Higgins A Man's Christian

He always chose with punctilious exactitude the hours for his visits when Ulrich was to be found in the yard, and turned invariably towards the stables instead of dismounting before the portico. The Undying Past

After his usual punctilious knock—he was a head master of the velvet glove type—he opened the door, and stood an interested and astonished spectator of the scene within. "Pip" A Romance of Youth

“That is a tale for Mowbray-sahib to tell,” said Roger with a wink, and, indeed, the levity of his manner towards the monarch then, and on many other occasions, greatly scandalized the punctilious court flunkeys. The Great Mogul

But in some strange way M. Aurelius reconciled punctilious devotion to the popular gods with an austere pantheism or monotheism. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius

For a moment he glanced down the supper-table with the care of a punctilious host, to see that his guests were properly seated. The Hillman

Ever punctilious in the performance of his religious duties, he early began to take delight in spiritual contemplation, and to discipline his mind by self-imposed penance. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851

While repudiating accepted morality in theory, he was in many respects most punctilious about points of honour. The Man Who Rose Again

Never be too punctilious and exacting with regard to the penalties incurred through mistakes. A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies

He was an enthusiastic patron of letters, and readily offered his halls to literary friends for their recitations, which he attended with punctilious politeness. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius

He added with punctilious courtesy that he would take the liberty of eating his supper in the palace with his family, since it was prepared, but he would not remain within its walls another day. The History of Cuba, vol. 4

With the easy exaggerations of the night-time he could picture himself fighting duels with punctilious Austrian noblemen. Sinister Street, vol. 2

Other signatures were attached and the party broke up, Maître Vondrin, punctilious and unruffled, bowing to the master of the house and departing with the rest. Making Money

Can the punctilious Francis Joseph of Austria afford to condone crimes like these? Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future

Thus in her autobiography she was punctilious in recording the details of her love affairs, presumably in the belief that everything she did and felt affected her revolutionary development. Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch

She saw it, for she said to me one day, 'Mr. Damer, it seems to me you have very punctilious notions on the score of friendship.' Tony Butler

Since that he has grown punctilious, anxiously asking me if I am comfortable, and teasing me with apologies for what I don't miss, and excuses about things that I should never have discovered wanting. The Fortunes Of Glencore

Milbanke stepped forward as he appeared, and silently motioned him down the passage to his own room, inviting him to enter with a punctilious gesture. The Gambler A Novel

"This punctilious reverence for honor does infinite credit to your buccaneer education," said Linton, whose eyes sparkled with malignant delight at the angry passion he had succeeded in evoking. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

My ugliest enemy will not call me punctilious, but I must stand upon a bit of ceremony here. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II)

The uncleanness of the third plague deranged the whole system of Egyptian worship, with its punctilious and elaborate purifications. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus

Remembering that he had spoken of her attention to neatness she became punctilious in her dress, and about the appointments of the house. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins

They wore the uniform, and were addressed as Sister Olga or Sister Tatiana like every one else, although the Russian Court has been held to be the most exacting and punctilious court in Europe. Russian Life To-day

Immediately this great-souled and punctilious young man sallied forth from the house with firm step, bent upon accomplishing his duty. Maximina

The cause was for his honour; it was a truly noble, though, perhaps, a too punctilious, regard for immortality. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes

Heathens were as punctilious as Hebrews in their scrutiny of the victims, to ascertain what animals were fit for sacrifice by the absence of all blemish. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I

She had probably been narrow from the beginning, narrow and punctilious. East Angels

He was quiet by nature, and punctilious in the observance of the most exacting requirements of discipline; while Teddy, through carelessness, was now and then subjected to punishment. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895

The se�or immediately excused himself, saluting us all with punctilious bows and a sonorous "Adios!" and withdrew. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

The bad, on each punctilious pique of pride, Or gloom of humour, would give rage the rein; Bound o’er the barrier, rush into the dark, 432 And mar the schemes of Providence below. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes

Washington was perplexed how to satisfy Lee's punctilious claims without wounding the feelings of Lafayette. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools

Why, old fellow, you needn’t be so punctilious. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt

The Marquis bade them all a punctilious and courteous farewell. Jacob's Ladder

With punctilious precision he wheeled the other way and swaggered up the street as I stalked down. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

Ten to one he will not abuse it, but will enforce that rule and submit to it as scrupulously as the most punctilious of his elders. The Children of the Poor

He was a stanch Catholic, extremely punctilious in all the ceremonies of devotion, and, if we may credit Brant�me, would strangely mingle together the military and the religious. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

He 'd like to be thought a very punctilious gentleman fully as much as a very jocose companion. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly

Felixstowe smudged his fingers badly with the carbon copy and, after Jacob had appended his signature, stamped and addressed the missive with punctilious attention. Jacob's Ladder

"Your pleasure is mine, se�or," replied Don Pedro, with a punctilious note in his politeness that told me he was not altogether pleased at Walker's self-invitation. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

The people, delicately nurtured on delicate fare, exquisitely dressed in painted clothes, rather tigerish at heart but exceedingly punctilious, equally contemptuous and very well bred, must have contrasted too with the Crusaders. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern

I soon became reserved, and kept my thoughts to myself; outwardly I was obedient and punctilious. Waldfried A Novel

Her manner was that most dismal of all things—a punctilious kindliness. Fidelity A Novel

How well he remembered his fine, punctilious old uncle, and the feeling of awe tempered by anticipation with which he used to enter those halls. The Mountain Girl

At times when alone on watch at night, I thought with misgiving of the approaching days when my lady would resume her fine Castilian hauteur and Don Pedro his punctilious politeness. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

All right," continued he, "Jacob is a most punctilious fellow—foolishly so, indeed, among friends. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands

The governess, it is said, was a tiny person, blonde, pinched, and touchy, and very punctilious in the performance of her duties. Ten Girls from History

The method of Buckle, the historian," so says his biographer, "was chiefly remarkable for careful, systematic industry, and punctilious accuracy. Methods of Authors

It was someone of his own size and build, someone who started, then stopped short and faced him with punctilious salute. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade

"There is something I can do for you?" he inquired with punctilious courtesy. The Destroying Angel

For she was punctilious about the claims of blood and kinship, which, indeed, women mostly think much more of than do men. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway

"I am going to help the Brotherhood," said Electra, with punctilious truth. Rose MacLeod

The captain greeted them with punctilious politeness, “glad to meet you.” Frontier Boys in the South Seas

The drudgery and monotony of a lone patrol off a neutral coast soon brought about a less punctilious boarding. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war

Celia’s punctilious bow met the response of as much petty rudeness as could be concentrated into a lifting of the chin and a stare. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908

And Harriet Blair a person usually so observant and punctilious about everything! The House of Fulfilment

Neither Si nor Shorty were any too punctilious in these matters, but they were careful to keep all the time within easy conversational distance of the regulations and tactics. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign

Hungry and with a vested interest in the loaf on my arm, I was not over punctilious in details of the moral law. My Lady of the Chimney Corner

Lower down, dressed in black, with punctilious wigs, and shaven faces, like two grave notes among the gay silks and the figured damasks, are seen the bailiff, Thomas Arnoton, and the notary Master Ambroy. Devil Stories An Anthology

But as a clansman to his clan he was courteous, truthful, virtuous, benevolent, with notions of honor as punctilious as those of the ancient knight.” Our Southern Highlanders

The Clerk of the Privy Chancery was excessively regular and punctilious in every action of his life. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II

I am very punctilious about some things and exact promptitude as the greatest qualification in my subordinates. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch

Laurie, usually the most punctilious of men, made on this occasion an omission extraordinary for him. The Girl in the Mirror

The worst of Tom is that while his tongue rages on the confines of revolt, he himself is punctilious to excess on the point of orders. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

My friend, a most courteous and punctilious gentleman, begged her to be seated. Aliens

If I may declare my mind freely, punctilious courtesy in dealing with such opinions, becomes a species of treason against Him after whose Name we are called, and whom we profess to serve. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford

Certainly he was paralysed, and he could not take personal revenge; but would not that proud, punctilious man find means of repaying the injury that had been done him? The Grandee

He took delight in affecting a carelessly-dressed, slouchy appearance as though deliberately notifying all concerned that one with such wealth as he was privileged to ignore the formulas of punctilious society. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times

“He would not!” said Sammy with punctilious regard for the truth; “it wasn’t deep enough.” The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys

They are punctilious in their hours, rigid in their habits, pained by any deviation from regular rule. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865

There are few polite invalids who have not lived, or tried to live, by that punctilious physician’s orders. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)

And then, on the other side, some of the worthy and punctilious officers of the battalion of Pontevedra, friends of the bridegroom, were filled with the same desire. The Grandee

If he had been received on this second visit with punctilious politeness, more ceremoniously than cordially, it was just as he had himself expected. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series

The gentlemen in waiting, the cupbearer, the pantler, the carver, and all the retinue of servants who, as in feudal times, appeared at the royal meals, discharged each his appointed office with punctilious precision. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2

Devoted to duty, passionate for order, absolutely punctilious in matters of honor and courtesy, he is a good citizen, a good soldier. Aurora the Magnificent

And Judge Thomas Van Dorn, the punctilious, gay, resistless, young Tom Van Dorn was deaf to the deeper voices that called to him and beckoned him to rest his soul. In the Heart of a Fool

The punctilious old soldier was completely crushed by this unexpected blow. The Grandee

He was eminently a social and sociable being, and in company such as theirs he could unbend himself as he might not do in the houses of punctilious society. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series

Mr. Prigg was about sixty years old, methodical in his habits, punctilious in his dress, polite in his demeanour, and precise in his language. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit

When Major King delivered Frances—his punctilious military observance made her home-coming nothing less—to Colonel Landcraft, they found that grizzled warrior in an electrical state of excitement. The Rustler of Wind River

Poor Henry–Bedelia and I noticed him at the charity ball last night; he was–” “A trifle polite–a wee bit too punctilious for these latitudes,” laughed Brotherton from behind the counter. In the Heart of a Fool

So that night God took the brave, punctilious soldier unto Himself. The Grandee

Business in those days had a sort of sanctity and was governed by punctilious—almost religious—routine. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841

At first he preserved a wide and punctilious distance between himself and Mr. Garafield. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart

The savages, to say the least, were as punctilious in the observance of the laws of honor, in securing the safety of the ambassadors on such an occasion, as were the English. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series

He was always suave, always creakingly debonaire, always, even in his meannesses, punctilious and airy. In the Heart of a Fool

Dr. Black spoke with the English pronunciation, and with punctilious accuracy of expression, both in point of matter and manner. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches

All of them observed the courtesies and punctilious forms due to the decorum and seriousness of that function. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.

He was one of those ingenious people who always contrive to be punctilious in the wrong place. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3)

He was punctilious in his attendance upon religious services; but to have been otherwise would have brought sorrow to his proud, happy parents. Carmen Ariza

I value that above all in you—you are punctilious to have no praise not honestly won. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman

For at times this new life of hers seemed a strange dream, in which Benoix, with his gentleness, his punctilious courtesy, his rather formal friendliness of aspect, was the only fixed reality. Kildares of Storm

By a punctilious Collation of the old Books, he corrected what was manifestly wrong in the latter Editions, by what was manifestly right in the earlier. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare

Mrs. Lloyd, and indeed all the elders of the family, were extremely particular and punctilious about table manners; exacting the utmost care and elegance in everything that was done. Trading

Heaven knew that Lettice had done nothing to excite jealousy even in the mind of a blameless wife, entitled to the most punctilious respect and consideration of her husband. Name and Fame A Novel

Their leader, punctilious as he was kind, agreed to all these commissions—prizing them, indeed, as proof of the confidence of his people. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman

"But your troubles are over, Mrs. Higgs!" he smiled, lifting his hat with the punctilious courtesy he showed all women. Kildares of Storm

There is one sheriff more punctilious, and recently he administered the oath to a female witness, making her recite it in sections after him. Law and Laughter

But the more he disapproved of rebellion, the more punctilious he was in carrying out resistance of another kind which he held to be legitimate. Bunyan

Religion does not free the forces of human nature to realise themselves in spontaneous activity, but enchains them to the punctilious service of a nonhuman authority. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems

He had leaning on his arm what he considered the most beautiful creature in Scotland, and he assumed the manners of her guardian with punctilious courtesy. An Orkney Maid

Men in those days were most punctilious about reputation, but permitted a sufficiently wide latitude in its interpretation not to hamper themselves or seriously interfere with their desires or pleasures. The Strollers

They are punctilious in their observance of the forms and ceremonies of the Catholic religion, and a numerous priesthood is maintained largely by the contributions of this race. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries

"I hope Mrs. Meyerfeld is well," said Jack, who in Samoa had grown punctilious. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas

Henry was very punctilious in regard to etiquette, and would allow no one to treat him without due respect, or to deprive him of the position to which he was entitled by his rank. Henry IV, Makers of History

I never knew such a ridiculous, chivalrous, punctilious fellow as you are. The First Violin A Novel

Don't use a postscript; it is unnecessary, old-fashioned, school-girlish, and in a particular, punctilious letter the omission of any important matter necessitates the rewriting of the entire letter rather than the use of a postscript. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society

Both of them felt painfully the contrast with their old free conversations, and discussed the matter with the punctilious ceremony corresponding to the painfulness of the occasion. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice

The Chinese are so ceremonious among themselves, and so punctilious with regard to etiquette, that the omission of the most minute point established by the court of ceremonies is considered as a criminal offence. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

Whereupon the crew, which is very punctilious where the truth is concerned, cries: "What, never?" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces

The punctilious old lady opposite raised her thin hand, protesting: "My son, you should never attempt to talk when you are eating." The Brass Bound Box

Perhaps he ought to have been more consistently punctilious, but he was not—which was fortunate for both of them. In Brief Authority

A common thing in the streets of Moscow is to see a couple of sturdy beggars, uncouth as grizzly bears, meet and stop before each other with the utmost and most punctilious gravity. The Land of Thor

It seemed to him, however, that it would be churlish and punctilious to refuse to accommodate the man to whom he owed his good fortune, and so he lent the money. A Romantic Young Lady

He saluted Sagan in his stiff punctilious way, his dark and sallow face impenetrable. A Modern Mercenary

To a man of his sensitive and punctilious nature the situation was almost intolerable. The Invader A Novel

He was careless to a fault in some things, and punctilious to a fault in others; and he was very punctilious about Priscilla Gower. Theo A Sprightly Love Story

But she met his courtesies, and the whole punctilious fabric of his behavior, with the utmost absence and nonchalance. It, and Other Stories

Partly because, like all new-made soldiers, he is punctilious of the rules of war. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel

In her note she had said “farewell,” but it was not a time to stand upon punctilious ceremony. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West

Themselves heedless of religious ceremonies, parents exact from their children punctilious observance of minute regulations. Jewish Literature and Other Essays

"Quite different," as Walter says, "from the punctilious gentlemen in the 'Bab Ballads' who couldn't eat the oysters on the desert island without being duly presented." In Château Land

"Sir, I durst not disturb you," answered the punctilious valet, with a lowly obeisance. A Book About Lawyers

He is exceedingly punctilious in regard to their shape, size, and general formation, and the process of giving them their beautiful water lines is quite a ceremony. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines

Moreover I have never hesitated to give him credit for such of his epigrams as I have introduced into this book, and I like to think that he would be equally punctilious to others. Once on a Time

Being introduced to the Club meant being separately introduced to every member then in it, with that punctilious formality which X. had observed in Batavia. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India

"As you please, then," he continued, readjusting his garments with punctilious care. The Doomsman

She was always very punctilious in her attendance and I remember her talking about her church. A Portrait of Old George Town

The workmen find many curious things among the ruins, and are, it should be said to their credit, particularly punctilious about leaving them alone. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin

Hiram even now did not forget his punctilious salaam before departing. A Victor of Salamis

Brought up in a small and narrow German Court, the Prince Consort in the early years of her Majesty’s reign was somewhat formal in his manners and punctilious in his demands. Lord John Russell

I have received too many unequivocal proofs of your kind attention, to render a punctilious return of line for line necessary to convince me of it. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII

What has become of all that purely human hierarchy of chivalry, with its punctilious pattern of the good knight, its ardent ambition in the young squire? What I Saw in America

The most scrupulous regard was paid to all the punctilious ceremonials of courtly etiquette. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series

Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punctilious honor, had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms. Humorous Ghost Stories

He never, perhaps, quite understood the temper of a popular assembly, for he was a shy, reserved man, sparing in speech and punctilious in manner. Lord John Russell

You boast of your rigid adherence to its outward ceremonial, the punctilious observance of your fasts and feasts. Memories of Bethany

The American is not punctual because he is not punctilious. What I Saw in America

The ceremony was conducted with the most punctilious observance of the stately forms of Spanish etiquette. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series

A soldier should always be neat and trim, precise in dress and carriage and punctilious in salute. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition

A punctilious regard for the safety of the crews of overhauled merchantmen won admiration even from the seamen of the destroyed vessels. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War

Various companies were being formed, and militia captains, to make sure of seeing active service, were not punctilious as to where and by what means they secured their men. A Virginia Scout

Her own near approach to absolute failure in her charge that morning made her the more punctilious now. Judith of the Cumberlands

He had stayed away all day till the exact hour he had named, with some difficulty, but with a punctilious sense of doing right. To Love

The Republic of Venice was as punctilious as any Court of Europe upon the points of precedence, ceremony, and etiquette. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886

He did not seek to make acquaintances, but no one could help noticing his punctilious regularity and decorum. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

He had always been punctilious about the times of prayer and used always to withdraw from the bench to say his offices when they were due. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England

Adrian the punctilious, in whose charge Tanty solemnly left her, pretending ignorance, virtually condoning my sister's behaviour! The Light of Scarthey

Always punctilious in his dress to-day he was exceptionally spruce, his tie very new, and clothes without one crease. Grey Town An Australian Story

The Republic was punctilious abroad, and no less so at home. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886

With a beautiful and punctilious courtesy he removed his hat—not a very good hat—on entering the house. Marge Askinforit

The truth was, that a more punctilious person in her money dealings than Miss Baker never carried a purse. The Bertrams

Neither can we think it out of probability that such an objection may have been made by some over punctilious judge wishing to restrain Sam’s exuberance. Bardell v. Pickwick

There was a coronet on the back of the envelope, and it was addressed in the neat, punctilious hand which so well expressed its writer. Miss Mapp

In every part of the land synagogues were maintained with punctilious care, and crowds of scribes were perpetually engaged in a microscopic study of the law, and in the instruction of the people. John the Baptist

But he followed her lead, and with punctilious courtesy asked her to dance, and they stepped out on to the floor. Patty's Social Season

An old, gray-haired butler stood on the threshold, and greeted them with rather pompous respect and punctilious deference. Patty's Friends

As it would be an anecdotal work on a large canvas, each scene, each bead of this outline of the man's face, would be a punctilious and time consuming feat to render. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais

Why should we study etiquette, and be punctilious when other people’s life’s happiness is concerned?” Witness to the Deed

His letter, which was perhaps somewhat too punctilious, ran as follows:— Newton Priory, 4th November, 186—. Ralph the Heir

Such gentlemen were punctilious in war two hundred years ago. Blackbeard: Buccaneer

Snorky, ever alert, sprang to his feet, retrieved the magazines and offered them to the blondest of the two with punctilious courtesy. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World

There was nothing very awe-compelling about the person whom the caretaker thus greeted with so much punctilious ceremony. In the Mayor's Parlour

He called it as early as possible, and it was early for a visit; but the moment one fears a rebuff from any lady one grows marvellously punctilious. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851

At noon we fired a national salute, all the more severely punctilious and observant, because by the last mail things at home seemed to be looking particularly blue. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life

And he the most punctilious of men in everything pertaining to polite address and chivalric reverence for women! When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood

Now Pitt was neat and punctilious in his attire, but he was no dandy. William Pitt and the Great War

There were a number of unpretentious Hindu temples, and the Maharaja is said to be quite punctilious in his observance of religious forms. Travels in the Far East

She repeated the words, having framed her thoughts with punctilious exactness, and remembered that that was a great war phrase which one was constantly discovering in the newspapers. The Green Rust

With punctilious enjoyment he had eaten everything that was offered to him, cloudbursts, salmon sandwiches, stuffed olives and chocolate cake. Molly Brown's Senior Days

The punctilious Italian bowed in silence but he still looked as if he should have liked to prosecute inquiry. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851

He took a cold punctilious leave of Catherine, and a still colder and slighter leave of Langham. Robert Elsmere

Really, I was not aware that instances of the kind were so rare, or that your punctilious morality would be so terribly shocked by an every-day occurrence. Fairy Fingers A Novel

Lee took the presidency of Washington university and gave to its duties the same whole-hearted service, the same punctilious care, that he had given to the command of the army of Northern Virginia. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

Hon. R. Baldwin certainly occupies a proud position at present, and may continue to do so, if he is not too punctilious. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada

She was entirely familiar with her duties, and when they were reduced to attendance upon three ladies, she discharged them with the most punctilious care. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida

She got up and bathed, and dressed herself with the punctilious care she always bestowed upon her toilet. In the Mist of the Mountains

Gaston's ideas of what amount of tender demonstration punctilious decorum permitted a lover, had finally undergone an alarming modification, through the corrective influence of the social atmosphere he had inhaled during the last few years. Fairy Fingers A Novel

"The official corps," said a satirical lady, who drew a picture of the times, "are punctilious; fearful of compromising their rank; all etiquette." The History of Tasmania, Volume I

The whole outlook having changed since his final flight to France, his conduct now began to reveal a definite plan—to be marked by punctilious obedience, sometimes even by an almost puerile caution. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)

Personally they met with nothing but the most punctilious courtesy from the Mexican officials. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson

He came in with punctilious politeness, obviously assumed, with sarcastic intentions. St. Winifred's, or The World of School

His education had rendered him punctilious, to the highest degree, in the observance of all those forms that betoken filial veneration. Fairy Fingers A Novel

In 1881 the gallant Captain Brownrigg was killed in a struggle with an Arab slaver, owing chiefly to his own punctilious respect for the French flag under which the dhow was sailing. Chatterbox, 1906

Ritual is not easy compliance with usage; it is strict compliance with detailed and punctilious rule. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

She greeted him with punctilious civility, but with manner as distant as her words were few. Waring's Peril

It was a feeling not inconsistent with duty, with punctilious observance, not even with love; but there was in it a sort of jealousy, of assertion and counter-assertion. The King's Mirror

The bravery of the people has never been disputed; while, as to the upper classes, the punctilious honor of a Spanish gentleman has passed into a byword, and circulated through the world. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV

And then he took his leave with a manner of punctilious politeness which, oddly enough, made Lady Caroline feel herself in the wrong more than anything that he had said. A True Friend A Novel

Uncivilized people often pay punctilious attention to rules of etiquette about salutations, visits, meetings, the aged, etc. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

All his instincts were those of a gentleman, and in his father he had had an example of the most punctilious honor. A Little Girl in Old Boston

Incidentally he was a punctilious Churchman—obeying the formula—and the Church at Florence was within his grasp no less than the police. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators

We were punctilious indeed about these niceties of address. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers

He started when he saw her, raised his hat and opened the gate with punctilious politeness. A True Friend A Novel

Her prospective father-in-law appeared to her somewhat punctilious, but she determined to humour him. The Music Master Novelized from the Play

They raised him as he attempted to kneel, and had a seat placed for him near them,—a rare honour in so punctilious a Court. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold

He was, moreover, exceedingly proud and punctilious, and tenacious of all his privileges and dignities. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7

She was very punctilious about calling upon strangers. A British Islander From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899

If there was one thing upon which The Happy Family at The Colonial had prided itself more than another it was upon its punctilious observance of the amenities. The Dude Wrangler

That evening she went through the ceremony of dinner with him, and he was punctilious in waiting upon her as though bread and meat could comfort her or wine could warm her heart. Orley Farm

The rugged officer was smitten with the comical aspect of his mission, though he carried it out in a strictly punctilious manner. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century

These are no days for punctilious or overstrained courtesy in dealing with political opponents.... Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 11, 1893

Nor should it be forgotten that King Constantine had suffered grievously both as a Greek and as a general from too punctilious an observance of parliamentary etiquette by his father in 1897. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922

Saunderson punctilious on minor points, wouldn't go quite so far in his desire to oblige. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893

The detectives had been punctilious to avoid ruffling the sensibilities of any and all. From Place to Place

What he discovered justified all the years of punctilious discharge of his duties. The Stutterer

There is no part of his business with his client, in which a lawyer should be more cautious, or even punctilious, than this. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition

When first they arrived in France no troops were more punctilious in practising the outward and visible evidences of discipline. Pushed and the Return Push

It implies complete and punctilious obedience, meticulous conformity. Human Traits and their Social Significance

"He's punctilious in his forms," said the Paymaster, "but it's thoughtful of him too." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure

She was so extra good, so punctilious, and so proper; she didn't suit me one bit, and I didn't suit her one little bit either. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls

But he had a feeling akin to contempt for the punctilious and conventional squeamishness of polite society. The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn

The sign boded ill, for the insistence upon the punctilious etiquette inferred that Bakahenzie was disposed to be suspicious, if not directly hostile. Witch-Doctors

Massasoit rose as the governor approached, and when Carver extended his hand laid his own in it, each potentate saluting the other with a punctilious gravity much to be admired. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims

In the midst of his pain he still maintained his punctilious resolution; but how much did that cost him! The Lady of the Ice A Novel

Borax is the pink of politeness, though a bit of a martinet after an ancient and punctilious model. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators

He himself, despite his brusque manners, was a genial host, and Walcott speedily ingratiated himself into the favor of the guests by his quiet, unobtrusive attentions, his punctilious courtesy to each and all alike. At the Time Appointed

Nay, Cabinet Ministers are less punctilious than formerly, and the newest type, I understand, leaves letters unanswered. Immortal Memories

“What is that?” asked Captain Walford, smiling at the idea of a ship-boy being punctilious as to the style of reward he would receive. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy

Lady Horsingham is my poor uncle's widow; and as Aunt Deborah is extremely punctilious on all matters relating to family connections, we invariably attend these solemnities with a gravity befitting the occasion. Kate Coventry An Autobiography

I should like to know by what arguments your employer contrived to reconcile your present vocation with your punctilious regard for honesty? The King's Own

"It shall be as you wish until you hear from your sister," said Loring, bowing her out with punctilious civility and praying in secret that there it might end, but end it did not. A Wounded Name

Whited sepulchre! what will thy residence in the house, and thy constant and punctilious profession avail thee while thou art planting daggers in thy father’s heart, and nursing vile hypocrisy in thy own? The Parables of Our Lord

Religion is no dry morality; no slavish, punctilious conforming of actions to a hard law. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.

He could advise a clergyman to preach the ordinary doctrines, because it was paying far too great a compliment to the vulgar to be punctilious about speaking the truth to them. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century

He proved that he was as punctilious a knight as Bayard, and wrote to his mother on the evening of this battle, "All is lost but honour." Heroes of Modern Europe

The young members of the family had been taught to be punctilious in contributing to the collection at church. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers

Was it consistent with policy, after losing the good-will of all the other colonies, to drive this, through a needless and punctilious severity, into their confederacy against this country? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816

The Captain, who is of a very punctilious piety, went off alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866

In a private one between the Marquis of Buckingham and Lord Sydney, the latter will always be inclined to be as little punctilious as any man living. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1

"You promised to show it to me some time," answered Corona, who was punctilious in small matters; "but you never fixed any time in p'tic'lar." Brother Copas

The social equality was, however, always guarded from abuse by the most punctilious observance, on their side, of the reverence due to his pre-eminent rank. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852

It would be like asking a correctly attired member who was punctilious in paying his club dues, whether he had also paid his tailor. By the Christmas Fire

Here I was presented to Governor Delassus, who received me cordially, and who, with his dark eyes and punctilious manners, was my idea of a Spanish don. The Rose of Old St. Louis

Viola putting aside any punctilious feelings she had, partook of the homely meal with what grace and relish she could command, and thanking them all for their kindness, bade them good-by. The Kentucky Ranger

Mr. Justice Redington would ask, with punctilious politeness, when the Crown Prosecutor sat down after examining a witness. The Shrieking Pit

In this respect, he was the very reverse of his friend; for Sir Gervaise was a punctilious observer, and a rigid enforcer of all the prescribed ceremonials. The Two Admirals

When the mourning garb is adopted, the periods of wearing are shorter, and the phases of change from heaviest to lightest are fewer and less punctilious. Etiquette

They are chiefly remarkable for a punctilious pride which gives their creator some difficulty in keeping them out of superfluous duels. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)

He seemed a proud and very punctilious man. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1

Their relation had never been sentimental, but he had always been punctilious. The Coast of Chance

Witness his excuse for not replying to a "Supplementary":—"The hon. and gallant gentleman must understand that I attach so much importance to his questions that I wish to be most punctilious in my answers." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920

No, dear man, he was far too punctilious to use the word, he only said that he should like to send the Sanitary Commission down the alley. That Stick

At ten o'clock Mrs. Stannard wrote a note to the colonel, and that punctilious soldier replied through his adjutant at half-past ten. Marion's Faith.

The rules demanded also the most punctilious personal cleanliness. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula

The girls are punctilious in signing the register, which they must do to obtain the unemployment dole, but they are less particular about finding the work which will bring it to an end. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards

That is why friends and relations are so punctilious in paying visits of respect and condolence to the sick. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

Tom saw through the punctilious feints and solemn stratagems clearly; Dora did the same as plainly. A Houseful of Girls

He danced with Lady Aphrodite, because, since the affair of the Signora, he was most punctilious in his attentions to her, particularly in public. The Young Duke

Probably no man was more feared by the other side of the Chamber, for he could neither be cowed by threats nor restrained within the limits of punctilious courtesy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

The Commendatore was pacing nervously backwards and forwards, being, I suppose, too punctilious an old-school Latin stickler for etiquette to interrupt. The Lady Paramount

There were a few punctilious Dutch families who were offended at its sallies; but cultivated people generally welcomed its fun, its spirit, its quiet satire, with heartiness and applause. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864

No sense of duty, no punctilious performance of offices, no such constancy of attendance as a wife is bound to render, could give what Lady Mildmay gave. Quisanté

"Of course," stiffly punctilious, "only," his eyes were still hard and stormy, "was it important enough to break mother's heart?" Man of Many Minds

The stranger's punctilious politeness had flattered her at first, but, since the mocking tone stole into his voice she felt that she hated him, and looked round hoping to escape. A Book of Quaker Saints

He is very punctilious about answering letters; and suspecting nothing he would tell the news. The Guests Of Hercules

Therefore be punctilious about saluting; be proud of the manner in which you execute your salute, and make it indicative of discipline and good breeding. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training

This man, a very fleshy person, decidedly English and punctilious, was most reluctant to divulge what he was pleased to term the professional secrets of the office. A Husband by Proxy

Hanlon came to a punctilious salute, which Admiral Rogers returned as precisely before resuming his seat. Man of Many Minds

The courtiers, emulating their sovereigns, gave frequent entertainments in his honor, treating him with the punctilious deference usually shown only to a noble of the highest rank. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII

They meet as if to fight the boundaries of their rank and fashion, and the less definite and perceptible is the line which divides them, the more punctilious is their pride. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1

"A hundred months had passed" since that first up-stream voyage of the Votaress, or, to be punctilious, something under a hundred and two. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi

All through his life Michael Angelo is most punctilious about the observances of the Church. Michael Angelo Buonarroti

The wayfarer has to be as punctilious about each footstep as Christian in the "Pilgrim's Progress." Gallipoli Diary, Volume I

We detected none of the touchy sensitiveness of the punctilious Spanish hidalgos. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America

In money matters he was punctilious and accurate, the result of his early training in making both ends meet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists

Though the punctilious restraints of a neutral port should have compelled them to delay battle, Porter was vigilant and took no chances. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17

Madame de Léra was not perhaps quite so shocked, either by Pargeter's appearance or by his one exclamation apparently addressed to herself, as the punctilious American supposed her to be. The Uttermost Farthing

He was sometimes ridiculous, poor man, and they laughed together over his carefully chosen language, over the grand sweep of his bow and his punctilious attention to the smallest promise or shadow of a promise. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance

Once again we bowed with all the punctilious ceremony of mutual dislike, and he whispered something into her ear as they disappeared in the stream of people. My Lady of Doubt

In his family he is gentle, kind and tender; he is a good neighbor, a punctilious churchgoer, a leader in Sunday-School, and a considerate teacher of little children. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists

The action struck me as rather uncleanly and undignified in a prince; but Kailouees are not punctilious. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government

Then laying his hand on my shoulder, with most punctilious but chilling courtesy, he invited me to the rostrum. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)

On the other hand, the abrupt deviations of a punctilious zigzag may have their own logical value, as will appear in the next section. Logic Deductive and Inductive

The niceties of his dress were Parisian, punctilious, perfect. The Lighted Match

Such men are often very punctilious, and while they will go to the direst extremity in what they regard as their duties and privileges, will with equal scruple avoid going a single step beyond. The Delight Makers

The man, under every difficulty and every distress, gave an answer to every particular of the charge, as exact and punctilious as could have been made to articles of impeachment in this House. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)

But take it that it is a mistake, and to have nothing of fraud, but mere carelessness; this, in a man valued by Mr. Hastings for being very punctilious and accurate, is extraordinary. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12)

On this occasion the Directors showed themselves extremely punctilious with regard to Mr. Macleane's powers. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12)

The crowd was ardent for the fight, and Tiltock, who was punctilious about honor, particularly where he could cut a safe figure, repelled the compromise, as "unwarranted by the code." Tales of the Chesapeake

I have no wish to cast blame upon the commanders of the caracoas, for they were men of great courage and punctilious honor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Mr Richards was calm and subdued in tone, with manners which were made distant by the loftiness of punctilious courtesy—the manners of a former age. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural

Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair. Great Possessions

Camilla was so unceasingly punctilious in all the finer details of living that all who infringed upon them felt her mere presence a reproach. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel

She, once so careful and punctilious, slipped her clothes like a tired Magdalen, and let them fall from her and lie where they fell. The Helpmate

He did not admit it to himself, but he took more pains with his dress, although he had always been rather punctilious in that direction. The Debtor A Novel

I have often thought that punctilious people will use cats'-paws to gratify curiosity when they would scorn to use them for anything else. The Jamesons

In the matter of payment the duke was punctilious about protecting his friend the Prince Sansevero from the consequences of his transgression of the law. The Title Market

If there is a stranger visiting at the house of a friend, the acquaintances of the family should be punctilious to call at an early date. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society

Respect he shows by a punctilious touching of his hat brim, directed to the sacred office; all the rest is malignity, and aimed at the man that fills it. Certain Personal Matters

And yet public opinion, less punctilious or more clear-sighted, would say that the signature was well worth the price. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers

Adèle looked straight ahead of her into the box-hedge, which rose, stiff and punctilious, ten paces away, the counterpart of that beneath which we were sitting. Berry And Co.

A wife can't afford to be so punctilious as a maiden fancy free. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow

"Is there anything else?" he asked, after a slight interval of silence, during which he had the appearance of waiting with a pronounced and punctilious courtesy for further words from her. The Black Pearl

We must get tailors to work at once, Rupert, for although you must of course appear in uniform, that somewhat war-stained coat of yours is scarcely fit for the most punctilious court in Europe. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars

This member of the court, a very punctilious man, had this morning had an unpleasant encounter with his wife, which was caused by her spending her monthly allowance before the month was up. The Awakening The Resurrection

单词	punctilious
例句	punctilious This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the shape of restlessness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “A punctilious man, my father,” Bear went on. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Her mother wanted to say something, she could tell, and the set smile, the punctilious gestures, were a beginning. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So terrified was I that some irregularity would interfere with enlistment—some unforeseen objection—I perhaps answered with too great an exactitude, too punctilious a range of detail—desperate for approbation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I was punctilious about all court regulations, but I sometimes used unorthodox tactics with witnesses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, even the most punctilious punctuation is not informative enough to eliminate all garden paths. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z British readers of The New Yorker who assume that this august publication is in constant ignorant error when it allows “1980’s” evidently have no experience of how that famously punctilious peri-odical operates editorially. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z This time I got: Often concerned with right and wrong, and punctilious in expressing it, you are best represented by the Customs Agent or the IRS inspector. Will this personality test make you insane? 2011-04-07T22:08:00Z Though punctilious about his honor, in civilian life Poe normally comported himself with genteel courtliness. Review \| Is Poe the most influential American writer? A new book offers evidence. 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z In an age of punctilious correctness, commenting on a candidate’s attire is perceived more than ever as trivializing, if not sexist or downright demeaning. The Fashion Conservatives 2010-10-20T22:33:00Z Goldsmith is sober, strait-laced, punctilious; Chuckie sounds like he’s telling it like it is, except when he’s not, which is often — a trick he learned out of professional necessity. ‘In Hoffa’s Shadow’ Details How a Famous Disappearance Hit Close to Home 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The close reader marvels: fifty-seven words and nearly each one of them spring-loaded with unassailably punctilious contempt. Snubbing Margaret Thatcher’s Clothes 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z For that matter, Detective Cortez ranges from inadequate to punctilious and remains a mere cipher. “Upgrade,” Reviewed: The Misguided Nostalgia Behind a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Horror Film 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z But the band has been around for more than 10 years, developing a cult following for its matrix-like tunes and punctilious execution. The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The frequently shifting tale, which maps the difference in status between security guards and police officers, starts with a punctilious guard named William facing a quandary. Critic?s Notebook: Reconsidering ?Lobby Hero? by Kenneth Lonergan 2011-11-06T22:45:44Z When the book opens the punctilious Phileas Fogg lives by the clock, his schedule never varying, each day passed almost entirely at London’s Reform Club, where he reads the newspapers, dines and plays whist. Review \| ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ — about to get a reboot — is the perfect Christmas tale 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The movie’s tracking of the decade’s cultural calendar is almost obsessively punctilious. Movie Review: ‘Not Fade Away,’ Directed by David Chase 2012-12-21T00:07:53Z Evans's music depends on a delicate balance of spontaneous interpretation and tightly stacked harmonies, so it's hard for an impromptu group to just fall into the required mix of improv relaxation and punctilious attention. Mike Gibbs Band – review 2012-12-13T12:28:08Z This Scottish production, created by Lewis Hetherington and Ailie Cohen, explores what happens when its hero, a rather punctilious office worker, discovers a mysterious suitcase — with his name on it — on his doorstep. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Rather, the director and his lead actor, partners in life and art, have a punctilious approach where language is everything. Review: A ‘King Lear’ in Which You Feel for All the Daughters 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But even Love's histrionics had nothing on the Guardian's really punctilious piece on "the hierarchy of death," which compared the media's coverage of Winehouse's fatality to that of those who died in Oslo bombing. Media, stars react to death of Amy Winehouse 2011-07-25T15:59:00Z Steward’s punctilious, frank documentation of his sexual adventures was one of the things that appealed to Kelly, himself a diarist whose decades-long practice fueled his 2018 “live memoir” of a show “Time No Line.” Dramatizing the Story of a Gay Mid-Century Tattoo Artist Who Was So Much More 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Marías, 63, taught translation theory at Oxford and speaks in an amusingly punctilious English that is dotted with fusty Britishisms. Javier Marias Finds Popularity on the Rise in Britain and the U.S. 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It also seems oddly punctilious that an outlaw is always addressed as Señor Zorro and shocking that a Franciscan monk would be whipped in a public square for supposedly swindling a merchant. Review \| Johnston McCulley dreamed up Zorro 100 years ago. The masked avenger is still a thrill. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Their punctilious mother made them fill out timecards — an early lesson in the how-tos of business. The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z His use of evidence, absorbed from vast archival sources and hundreds of interviews, is punctilious, his judgments measured, his wit dry and sympathetic, his prose classically balanced. Seeing Margaret Thatcher Whole 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “If you watched ‘Raw’ or ‘Delirious,’” he said, in the voice of a punctilious fact-checker. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z “It is what it is,” Ms. Kennedy said, waving off the concerns of the more punctilious show organizers. At London Men’s Fashion Week, Designers Fly the Flag for Individuality 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Once a devoted, punctilious maid in various upper-class households, Ellen Bunting now misses the security of her old life. Review \| What if you saw something suspicious and did nothing? ‘The Lodger’ posits a consequence. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z And the pianist Christian Sands, 28, a habitual McBride sideman, led his own slashing quartet, delivering airtight compositions and punctilious improvising. Newport Jazz Festival Begins a New Era, With History as a Guide 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The actor Richard Madden, all in black, fastened a punctilious safety pin on his lapel, while the singer Frank Ocean wore a nylon Prada anorak that transformed him into a backpack. The Best-Dressed Men at the Met Gala 2019: Risking Foolishness, Arriving at Defiant Good Taste 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Or not, because there was something Napoleonic about the ambition behind that infinitely punctilious façade. The Late Late Phase 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Cage, with his punctilious zaniness and absorption in Zen Buddhism, was a crucial, liberating influence. Nam June Paik’s Work at Asia Society 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z But if you’re a pizza cognoscente, or even a bread baker, you’ll recognize that this tomato pie is the work of cooks who are punctilious about their dough. Review: Burien pizza shop shakes critics with pies that defy definition 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z At work, Heuermann’s punctilious approach rubbed some people the wrong way. Suspect in Gilgo Beach killings led a life of chaos and control 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Ali, who recently converted to the Nation of Islam, is punctilious about matters of faith. Review: A powerfully acted play examines Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit's unlikely friendship 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Know this about the greatest teams: They’re the pettiest, most punctilious outfits you ever saw. Perspective \| Details decide the big games. The holding penalty was just one of them. 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The supposedly responsible face of cryptocurrency turns out to have been anything but punctilious in his dealings — which should be a wake-up call to sleepy regulators and legislators alike. Opinion \| The collapse of a crypto empire demands an industrywide reckoning 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The Queen, who was Britain's longest reigning monarch, was described as being punctilious about protocol. Queen Elizabeth II: How monarch helped shape modern Wales 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z A punctilious restaurant inspector by day, he has convinced himself that he is also a fair judge, jury and executioner when it comes to his victims. Review \| Steve Carell treats ‘The Patient’ in stellar serial killer drama 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Will might also clarify that the possibility of divulging nuclear secrets or selling them to, say, Saudi Arabia is, in fact, a time when the “punctilious enforcement of every law” is warranted. Opinion \| George Will too quickly blamed the FBI 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z However, the punctilious enforcement of every law, no matter how complex the social context, is zombie governance by people spouting bromides to avoid making complex judgments. Opinion \| Garland has a political duty to explain the circus perpetrated at Mar-a-Lago 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Some manufacturers use methods such as filters and roasting to produce teas with fewer PAHs in their Lapsang Souchong, and some are more punctilious than others about the wood they use to produce said smoke. Lapsang Souchong captures the smoky essence of a campfire in a teacup 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z He is punctilious, they say, uncompromising when it comes to rules and conduct, and with a heightened concern for morality and codes of conduct. After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage and more 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z “Bishops are rarely punctilious about procedural niceties,” Beal said in an email. Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z A slacker in demeanor, he turns out to be extremely punctilious in matters of faith. Review: 'Trayf,' a sweet-natured buddy comedy in a mitzvah van, explores Jewish identity 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Steadfast in the conversational tone that Coen establishes for them, Washington and McDormand are punctilious in making their lines sound natural. What makes Joel Coen's Shakespeare unique: His 'Macbeth' is haunted by other movies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z A punctilious perfectionist, Brady was able to hold his entire team captive to his habits. Perspective \| Tom Brady still has the itch, and it’s taken him places no football player has been 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z He turbocharged his glassy, pictorial fantasies with punctilious attention to “authentic” details, which he rendered with photographic fidelity. Perspective \| Beautiful painting, complicated afterlife 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z In public, he exhibits a kind of punctilious blandness, with a voice that rarely rises above the dispassionate tone of a functionary behind the desk at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Georgia’s Close Elections Sent Republicans After a Republican 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But the punctilious can take heart: Very little of what transpired will matter much. Five takeaways from the final night of the RNC 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z In a recent pricing disclaimer, the company cited “fluctuating market prices, federal regulations, currency rates, drought, bandits, rush hour traffic, filibusters, the zombie apocalypse, punctilious product developers.” A 17-year-old called out Trader Joe's. Now the chain is dropping offensive labeling 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Well, OK, does he feel that some people who are punctilious about being politically correct in their language are covering up some rather more unworthy things? Charlie Kaufman: 'Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human' 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z It’s more money for a more precise and punctilious sound that should entice the pros and enthusiasts while still pleasing casual listeners as well. Fender Ten 5 review: all about that treble 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Mueller may be faulted for being too punctilious in his fidelity to justice department rules and precedents. Mueller intended to break Democrats' impeachment stalemate \| Walter Shapiro 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The invitation was worryingly punctilious about timing — pointing out that “You will be admitted at 22:23 precisely”, which a moment of study revealed was the local time of the solstice. Solstice 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Rather, Arizona’s judge-retention election will decide whether judges should be vulnerable to punishment if their punctilious application of a law annoys a self-aggrandizing interest group. Opinion \| Arizona voters can save their judiciary from its spiral into politics 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z And Versi is always civil, always punctilious about following the process laid down for his purpose. One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Unlike so many other cookery writers, who seem to fear revealing their lack of originality, she was punctilious in naming her sources. Kitchen revolution: how Nigella Lawson changed food writing 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Open winner, who bashed his way around in a punctilious 3-under 67 and was four ahead of the field – and 13 ahead of Woods – as the afternoon wave began its assault on Shinnecock. Tiger Woods 'not very happy the way I played,' likely to miss U.S. Open cut for third time - Golf Digest 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Anaya, who is married and has three young children, is known for being remarkably punctilious and disciplined. ‘Ruthless’ Mexican Candidate Goes Far. But Maybe Only So Far. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z In the document, the pope excoriates Christians taking the path of “an obsession with the law, an absorption with social and political advantages, a punctilious concern for the Church’s liturgy, doctrine and prestige.” Pope Francis Puts Caring for Migrants and Opposing Abortion on Equal Footing 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Francis said their “sinister ideology” finds expression in “an obsession with the law, an absorption with social and political advantages, a punctilious concern for the church’s liturgy, doctrine and prestige.” Pope seeks ‘saints next door’ not doctrinaire perfectionists 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z A purveyor of celebrity gossip and hatchet jobs, he has a reputation for being less than punctilious with the truth. “Fire and Fury” confirms the dysfunction at the heart of the presidency 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z There have been doorkeepers here since the 14th century: dressed in white tie, they control the movements of others with punctilious energy. 'A tale of decay': the Houses of Parliament are falling down 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Were Trump constitutionally punctilious — entertain the thought — he would embrace the judge’s ruling on behalf of the House members, and, obedient to his oath of office, stop the unconstitutional payments. Opinion \| The disgraceful way Trump walks in Obama’s footsteps 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s a hedge and a dodge, at once overly punctilious and contemptuously dismissive; it’s contingent, euphemistic, underhanded and easily weaponized. Everywhere You Look, We’ve Downgraded Real Problems Into Mere ‘Issues’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z A cheerfully reserved man in his early 40s, he spoke in the punctilious staccato of a non-native English speaker who had long mastered the language. ‘Your animal life is over. Machine life has begun.’ The road to immortality 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Mendelson, who is divorced and has a 16-year-old daughter who lives with him part-time on Capitol Hill, appears to relish his role as a punctilious steward of the people’s business. Phil Mendelson beat the odds to run D.C. Will his luck hold in the Trump era? 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z In this and in other small ways I sensed a power struggle, which is at odds with the otherwise punctilious hospitality. Mbar is an engaging supper club in the sky 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z In the end, Knopf declined to enter the lists, but other publishers were not so punctilious. How the publishing industry took on the taboo. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z She came across as secretive and perhaps not quite punctilious in her observance of the law. Hating Hillary 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z He appears to apply Supreme Court precedents with punctilious fidelity even if there is reason to think he would have preferred a different outcome and even where other judges might have found room to maneuver. Merrick Garland’s Record and Style Hint at His Appeal 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Meantime, it will be instructive to see how the suddenly punctilious Administration deals with a far graver case of mishandled classified information—the one involving a certain former junior U.S. The Petraeus Vendetta 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Though the exercise didn’t strike me as especially penetrating — garden-variety introspection made punctilious — it was hugely popular. The Happiness Code 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Coughlin entered the auditorium at the team’s training complex five minutes before he was scheduled to speak, which is standard for the punctilious, 69-year-old coach. Tom Coughlin Says Goodbye to Giants, Not Necessarily Football 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Mrs. Prada is as punctilious about the décor for a show as she is about her clothes, and it plays an integral role in her conception of the whole. WSJ. Magazine’s 2015 Fashion Innovator is still fully in control of her business. Now she has amplified her legacy with the new Fondazione Prada 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z This time, there would be no punctilious averting of eyes. How Pluto's most spectacular image was made—and nearly lost 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Greece is not that punctilious about such fiscal matters. Will Greek Tsunami Slam American Investors? 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Many conservatives may be muttering, “Where was this semantically punctilious Roberts four days earlier?” The wrinkle in the Affordable Care Act decision 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z In the ring, at least, he exerts a civilizing influence on boxing; his virtuosic, punctilious style can make the sport’s old blood-and-guts ethos seem obsolete. Floyd Mayweather’s Longest Fight 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z “White God” then backs up in time to when Lili’s unfeeling father, a punctilious meat inspector, throws Hagen onto the streets, unwilling to pay the tax charged by the state for keeping undesirable animals. In ‘White God,’ the dogs are the heroes of a thinly veiled social parable 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Maximum consultation and punctilious attention to objections may not work either. What happened to the snoopers' charter? 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Better yet, get the audio version, read by John Lee, a Briton who does punctilious work with all those French names. Jets? Giants? Better Ways to Spend Your Sunday 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Facebook has historically been intolerant of those sorts of things, even if it hasn’t been especially punctilious about enforcing the rules. With Rooms App, Facebook Tries To Resurrect The '90s Chatroom 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Zimmer, like the College Board, emphasizes that eliminating lachrymose or obsequious or punctilious from the SAT doesn’t denigrate the value of knowing such words. This Is How The New SAT Will Test Vocabulary 2014-04-16T08:29:43Z The College Board hasn’t yet cited examples of words deemed too obscure, but “punctilious,” “phlegmatic” and “occlusion” are three tough ones in a College Board study guide. SAT to drop essay requirement and return to top score of 1600 in redesign of admission test 2014-03-05T19:15:00Z Nor was Justice Kennedy’s brief quotation from “Actual Innocence” especially punctilious. Cited by a Justice, but Feeling Less Than Honored 2013-06-10T15:07:08Z They were, in their way, punctilious about killing a soldier, however cowardly the attack, hitting him with a car, then laying into him with their blades. The Lady and the Butchers 2013-05-23T10:55:00Z In response, Woods strove to restore a tone of golf gentility, all punctilious decorum on Twitter. Golf swings from the absurd to the ridiculous, of course 2013-05-22T18:28:21Z In a show with punctilious art direction, how realistic was this death? Lady Sybil’s shocking death. Did it have to happen? 2013-01-28T21:08:00Z "An atmosphere two degrees below freezing-point" is an expression as inadmissible, if we must be punctilious in such matters, as the expressions "blood-heat," "a heat of ten degrees," and so forth. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z And it would be folly, indeed, for us to avoid, with punctilious dread, this conception of "attraction" as bearing marks of its pedigree. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z On the other, years of punctilious devotion to the ethics of red tape urged him to deprecate such a cutting of the Gordian knot. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Upon this subject of imported phrases Mr. Napier was, it seems, very punctilious, for with Mr. G. H. Lewes he must have had a brisk correspondence about it. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Instances of his courtesy are not wanting, and in all matters of honour he was most punctilious. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z The drawing-room of No. 17 was invested every Wednesday afternoon by a quantity of punctilious ladies who came to call on Mrs. Caffyn. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z A great orator, a talented lawyer, a good soldier, master of every field he entered, punctilious and haughty of temperament, he scorned to bend even to the proud spirit of Washington. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The Ramanuja Brahmans are most punctilious in the preparation of their food and in regard to the privacy of their meals, before taking which they have to bathe and put on woollen or silk garments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Once downstairs, she paid her regulation punctilious visit to the library, where her husband was usually to be found until twelve o'clock. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z When his landlady heard that her “star” lodger, the punctilious government official and retired army officer, was neither an official nor a retired officer, but a leading Nihilist, she fainted. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z One does not talk, but on the other hand one is punctilious to do. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z She did not quite know how to thank the punctilious engineer who had proved himself such a friend in need. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z All compliments, whether thus expressed, or by word of mouth, should be characterized by delicate discrimination and punctilious respect. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z He was indeed very many years my senior, and I little knew him; but he was a steady, excellent person, with a tolerable tenor voice and punctilious filial observances towards our admirable mother. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Advantages that would now be deemed dishonourable were taken by the most punctilious. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z I am wholly unable to talk with the Baron, who ignores me with the most punctilious deference. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z To some persons the formula I am about to describe may appear too punctilious, and possibly carried to too nice a point of precision. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z Neither should the most punctilious sticklers for form think it necessary to make a parade of the mere letter of such rules, at any time. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Hamilton was at this time about fifty years of age, punctilious in manner, particular in dress, and both respected and feared by his subordinates. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z But he was a punctilious old gentleman and stood upon the ceremonies. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z As one would have fancied, the grave, ceremonious Don who posed as a most punctilious gentleman at home became a very different kind of person when he went to Mexico. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She will expect it, I am sure; such women are most punctilious in their code of social requirements, and you can't be too careful not to offend. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z Towards ladies, in the streets, the most punctilious observance of politeness is due. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z He had served more than forty years in the navy, and had won the reputation of being a brave, punctilious officer; but his severity bordered on cruelty. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z "Alexis, you are a good lad, a dear lad," said the old lady, usually very stately and punctilious. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Moreover, it was natural enough that in her own house she should be more punctilious in her manners than at a wedding ball. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z To his punctilious mind it seemed intolerable that a nobleman of his own council should send a challenge to one of his servants on account of an act performed in his official capacity. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z More than once, I saw the punctilious gentleman of the old school glance towards the merry party, of which, by the way, his son was one of the least boisterous. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Coomara, the orthodox, the punctilious observer of caste rule and ceremony, was dead. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The maidenly breasts of the four Miss Graynors, who were pale reflections of their eldest sister, were pleasantly stirred by Steele’s punctilious courtesy. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Exact and punctilious as he was in his temporal duties, his whole bent and inclination was towards the former. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z I never made a bad debt amongst them, and gladly testify to their punctilious honesty. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z It would appear from this new crook-backed Daniel come to judgment, that Ananias and Autolycus were models of punctilious honesty and meticulous truthfulness compared with the average American. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z I had seen Italian, Greek, and Turkish devotees, but the Russian surpassed them all; and, though deriving their religion from strangers, they exceed the punctilious Greeks themselves in the observance of its minutest forms. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z All the subtleties," said D'Huisseau, "that are called forth in religion generally make the minds of the people inquiring, proud, punctilious, obstinate, and consequently more difficult to curb into reason and obedience. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z Still, this punctilious process may be vital if cap and trade in California is to survive challenges and succeed. Green Blog: California Air Board Sweats the Small Stuff on Cap-and-Trade 2011-10-22T15:21:57Z Brooks returned the captain's punctilious salute with a cheery nod and cordial word of greeting. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z She would be punctilious about her calls, and make a point of appearing to remember people, even if she didn't have the least conception who they were, and would be generally blithe, tactful, and gracious. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z The twenty-first day of June was the old Natal Day, kept each year with punctilious regularity. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z He buttoned up his waistcoat button by button, in the most punctilious manner. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z In such matters, Mr. Hearty was extremely punctilious. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z From what I have heard of the punctilious, senile Marquis da Silva, he wouldn't have allowed the campaign against Morse to be started a moment before the time of immunity was up. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Now Frieda seemed to care only for her husband and child, and had become an almost too punctilious married woman and housekeeper in that she wished everyone else to conform to her ideas. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z The Chassid�m are not punctilious about observing the prescribed time limits for the recitation of the Shema. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z In the old times when civilians were busy with the struggle for bread and had little opportunity for social recreation, army men and women had leisure for a punctilious courtesy. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z My own experience, which is a wide one, has been that physiologists not only obey the law literally, but are most punctilious in its due observance. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Old Ralegh, remembering the terrible reaction during Mary's reign, would be specially punctilious in such matters; and fathers then were not lenient to their children. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The imitative impulse of childhood is wont in these cases to follow out the correct and prescribed order with punctilious exactness. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z Such are the reasons for the punctilious discipline required of soldiers. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Those who knew Mr. Ballou best were well aware of his punctilious notions as it concerned money affairs. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z Therefore, no one believes you are married to her; and they explain the circumstance of your servants designating her countess as a proof of your too punctilious delicacy. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z Raising him in the most gracious manner, they ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z He regarded eternal life as the reward of certain good works and the punctilious observance of what was divinely enjoined. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z He is apathetic and reserved; nay, he even permits himself to fail in the personal respect which, as his prince, I am entitled to demand, and whose punctilious observance has hitherto endeared him to me. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Absolute deference and punctilious exactness are the rule, not only among the artistes but also among the singers of the minor r�les. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z His mother had been a woman of taste, and he had, perhaps, unconsciously acquired from the books she had left him some of the mannerisms of a more punctilious time. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z You can see it in spite of their punctilious manners and old-world courtesy. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z "Not an hour, upon any account, Wright," replied his punctilious landlady. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z Little by little he learned a great deal about her home; which, he discovered, had once been the veritable home of the punctilious Ma�t' Raoul Galvez of surprising memory. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The reader must have already inferred from my description, that the false prophet himself is a coarse and gross personage, by no means punctilious in regard to truth. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z Bowing punctilious acknowledgment of Lucinda's acceptance, he sat back and joined the fingers of both hands at his chin. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z But we were guests under their ancestral roof and must be treated with punctilious politeness. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z It was a formally worded introduction, for Miss Kirke was punctilious in these matters. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z In the performance of his duties he had followed the rubrics of the Prayer Book with the most punctilious care. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z He lingered a moment, said something cheerful about being nearly home, then made her a punctilious salute and went his way. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Clergymen, especially country clergymen, carry everything out with a minute, punctilious solicitude, into which they are partly scared by their reigning bugbear and dragon of a Consistory. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z A gentleman should never omit a punctilious observance of the rules of politeness to his recognized acquaintances, from an apprehension that he will not be met with reciprocal marks of respect. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z As Southern hostess in a typical Southern home, she fully realized noblesse oblige, and her punctilious observance of the etiquette of hospitality accentuated the position she assigned him—that of stranger within her gates. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Sometimes women who are exceptionally punctilious make their first calls with reference to courtesies extended or received in the foregoing season. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Observing how wisely the youth acted, how modest he was and yet punctilious in the performance of his work, the king very soon gave him a position of trust. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Henry James was punctilious, ceremonious, and precise; it is not to be denied that he was apt to be hasty in taking offence, and not very ready to overlook an impertinence. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z "Why," he began, then remembered the punctilious Vasili and checked himself. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Woods talks like a police officer – in the best sense of the word: punctilious, exact, with a roguish humour, but moral at the core. How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs 2011-04-02T23:04:10Z "I come under a warrant from the corregidor, illustrious señor," said the alcalde, advancing towards his prisoner, and bowing low with the punctilious courtesy peculiar to Spaniards. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z They walked through the dusky cane together, and parted with punctilious salutations when they reached the dim white road. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He had published no book; he had no distinct calling; he was a deprecating and punctilious young stranger from somewhere in Massachusetts, immature-looking for all his seven-and-twenty years. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z They have the reputation of being a courteous people, as punctilious as the Malays themselves; and they are so amongst each other. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z If, indeed, there were comparatively many acres at thirty livres, and very few at three hundred, our account would not hold good; but, once more, I would not be over punctilious. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The character of President Pierce was that of a punctilious gentleman. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z He rose, made Miss Harding a little punctilious inclination, and moved away, while the lamplight flung his shadow black upon the pink-washed walls. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z To Anna his absence was unaccountable and disturbing, for none could be more punctilious than he in the matter of appointments. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Mrs. Gilbert was strictly punctilious with herself, even in the matter of her thoughts. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The wife cultivated belles-lettres, devoted some time and attention to music, and regulated her domestic affairs with punctilious order and neatness. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z These were my Lord's ideas, and you can infer from them the punctilious character of the whole negotiation. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The Marie Curie personnel were conscientious, well trained and punctilious. The dying light of NHS care 2011-03-02T21:00:01Z We are told that he was a punctilious, stiff, unbending, angular man; upright and honourable, but unforgiving and wont to nurse his enmities. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z It seemed incongruous with the punctilious old Southern gentleman to make a discourteous distinction thus between his granddaughters and his niece. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z These small masters are as punctilious about employing only regularly qualified workmen, as any members of any guild in the country. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Up to that moment it had never occurred to Trafford that anybody one really cared for, could be anything but punctilious about money. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z "I 'm keeping Major Trafford from his cigar, Tom; he's too punctilious to smoke in my company, and so I shall leave him to you;" and so saying, she arose, and turned towards the cottage. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z "Thank you," replied Miriam, too grateful at receiving permission to be punctilious about the tone in which it was given. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z And his people, sedate and punctilious, just as my mother says hers were? In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Here they were not so much clattered as Clattenburged, referee Mark Clattenburg that is, whose decisions lurched between the punctilious and the bizarre. Harry Redknapp readies the reserves as Tottenham prepare for Milan 2011-02-07T07:01:01Z Declining his aid, as we had no authority for appropriating his services—a liberty as to which some planters are very punctilious—we hitched our horses to the rail fence. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z To this use I applied them, taking a doleful sort of pleasure in reading the punctilious printed messages with their eternal refrain of "We regret, etc." A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z From the window she watched him, smartly dressed and for all the world the most punctilious of men. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z So loose, in fact, that we have given up any pretension to being so punctilious as soldiers used to be. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Such punctilious practice of the law is sometimes said to hamper a successful career and, above all, lead to the loss of the opportunities that bring a lawyer into prominence. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z “We shall be glad to let you talk privately with the young couple,” the old minister answered with punctilious politeness. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z She had arrived in state, and after a supercilious glance at her, had addressed the owner and mistress of the house as "Stivers"—though Sybil was most punctilious in calling her Mrs. Stivers. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z At one time she would not have dared use such liberty of speech with this punctilious aunt. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z To be so beset by Things as to be dogged by urgent brokers and punctilious butlers, no. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z "The fact is, my love, that these terrible collusions would never occur if the trains was only more punctilious!" Mr. Punch's Railway Book 2011-01-23T03:00:16.120Z Sir Francis, always punctilious, placed Alex in the right-hand corner of the box, the two children in the centre, and then, with a slight smile, offered Noel his choice of the remaining chairs. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Neither irascible, severe, nor ill-natured, he was yet punctilious, and in no sense a match for the brilliant genius of his antagonist. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z An anecdote is told of a punctilious person who, being asked if he would be helped again to soup, answered, “Thanks, not to-day.” The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Besides, the men whom Madame Arnoux received were not very punctilious about paying visits. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "He is, as a rule, quite punctilious in these matters, but with the holidays and the extra matin�es—" I finished with an expressive shrug. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z And the religious education which they gave their converts reflected only too faithfully their own narrow and punctilious monastic spirit, itself almost as superstitious, though in another way, as what it supplanted. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z That good, that punctilious, that saintly town where all the inhabitants went every day to church is none other than—Penzance. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z I know not what vain glory it is in a man that makes him so punctilious in matters of this sort. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Obviously no one was suggesting them, neither the three ladies nor Van Helderen, who was always very punctilious and who was manifestly indignant at the mocking spirit’s coarseness. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z There are times when we must disregard punctilious etiquette, and think only of serving our country. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z Whoever was behind this seminal cyberattack, the next such worm, which might be adapted from the Stuxnet codes that are now widely circulated, may not be so punctilious. The Covert War Against Iran's Nuclear Program 2010-12-13T16:45:00Z In 21 years in the State Senate, all during a time of Republican domination of that body, Mr. Paterson rarely was described as punctilious or a legislative craftsman. In Crisis and in Need of Allies, Governor Walks Alone 2010-02-27T01:41:00Z Only a person with the instincts of a true gentleman could have shown such a punctilious regard for the feelings of another, and such a disregard for his own. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The story must be admitted to be a strange one, considering the punctilious character of the Castilian court, and the reserved and decorous habits of Joanna. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies It is a solemn service: no minister of them all so punctilious as Higgins in respect to reverent conduct. Higgins A Man's Christian He always chose with punctilious exactitude the hours for his visits when Ulrich was to be found in the yard, and turned invariably towards the stables instead of dismounting before the portico. The Undying Past After his usual punctilious knock—he was a head master of the velvet glove type—he opened the door, and stood an interested and astonished spectator of the scene within. "Pip" A Romance of Youth “That is a tale for Mowbray-sahib to tell,” said Roger with a wink, and, indeed, the levity of his manner towards the monarch then, and on many other occasions, greatly scandalized the punctilious court flunkeys. The Great Mogul But in some strange way M. Aurelius reconciled punctilious devotion to the popular gods with an austere pantheism or monotheism. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius For a moment he glanced down the supper-table with the care of a punctilious host, to see that his guests were properly seated. The Hillman Ever punctilious in the performance of his religious duties, he early began to take delight in spiritual contemplation, and to discipline his mind by self-imposed penance. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 While repudiating accepted morality in theory, he was in many respects most punctilious about points of honour. The Man Who Rose Again Never be too punctilious and exacting with regard to the penalties incurred through mistakes. A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies He was an enthusiastic patron of letters, and readily offered his halls to literary friends for their recitations, which he attended with punctilious politeness. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He added with punctilious courtesy that he would take the liberty of eating his supper in the palace with his family, since it was prepared, but he would not remain within its walls another day. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 With the easy exaggerations of the night-time he could picture himself fighting duels with punctilious Austrian noblemen. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Other signatures were attached and the party broke up, Maître Vondrin, punctilious and unruffled, bowing to the master of the house and departing with the rest. Making Money Can the punctilious Francis Joseph of Austria afford to condone crimes like these? Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future Thus in her autobiography she was punctilious in recording the details of her love affairs, presumably in the belief that everything she did and felt affected her revolutionary development. Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch She saw it, for she said to me one day, 'Mr. Damer, it seems to me you have very punctilious notions on the score of friendship.' Tony Butler Since that he has grown punctilious, anxiously asking me if I am comfortable, and teasing me with apologies for what I don't miss, and excuses about things that I should never have discovered wanting. The Fortunes Of Glencore Milbanke stepped forward as he appeared, and silently motioned him down the passage to his own room, inviting him to enter with a punctilious gesture. The Gambler A Novel "This punctilious reverence for honor does infinite credit to your buccaneer education," said Linton, whose eyes sparkled with malignant delight at the angry passion he had succeeded in evoking. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) My ugliest enemy will not call me punctilious, but I must stand upon a bit of ceremony here. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The uncleanness of the third plague deranged the whole system of Egyptian worship, with its punctilious and elaborate purifications. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Remembering that he had spoken of her attention to neatness she became punctilious in her dress, and about the appointments of the house. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins They wore the uniform, and were addressed as Sister Olga or Sister Tatiana like every one else, although the Russian Court has been held to be the most exacting and punctilious court in Europe. Russian Life To-day Immediately this great-souled and punctilious young man sallied forth from the house with firm step, bent upon accomplishing his duty. Maximina The cause was for his honour; it was a truly noble, though, perhaps, a too punctilious, regard for immortality. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Heathens were as punctilious as Hebrews in their scrutiny of the victims, to ascertain what animals were fit for sacrifice by the absence of all blemish. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I She had probably been narrow from the beginning, narrow and punctilious. East Angels He was quiet by nature, and punctilious in the observance of the most exacting requirements of discipline; while Teddy, through carelessness, was now and then subjected to punishment. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 The se�or immediately excused himself, saluting us all with punctilious bows and a sonorous "Adios!" and withdrew. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The bad, on each punctilious pique of pride, Or gloom of humour, would give rage the rein; Bound o’er the barrier, rush into the dark, 432 And mar the schemes of Providence below. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Washington was perplexed how to satisfy Lee's punctilious claims without wounding the feelings of Lafayette. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Why, old fellow, you needn’t be so punctilious. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The Marquis bade them all a punctilious and courteous farewell. Jacob's Ladder With punctilious precision he wheeled the other way and swaggered up the street as I stalked down. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Ten to one he will not abuse it, but will enforce that rule and submit to it as scrupulously as the most punctilious of his elders. The Children of the Poor He was a stanch Catholic, extremely punctilious in all the ceremonies of devotion, and, if we may credit Brant�me, would strangely mingle together the military and the religious. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He 'd like to be thought a very punctilious gentleman fully as much as a very jocose companion. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Felixstowe smudged his fingers badly with the carbon copy and, after Jacob had appended his signature, stamped and addressed the missive with punctilious attention. Jacob's Ladder "Your pleasure is mine, se�or," replied Don Pedro, with a punctilious note in his politeness that told me he was not altogether pleased at Walker's self-invitation. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The people, delicately nurtured on delicate fare, exquisitely dressed in painted clothes, rather tigerish at heart but exceedingly punctilious, equally contemptuous and very well bred, must have contrasted too with the Crusaders. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern I soon became reserved, and kept my thoughts to myself; outwardly I was obedient and punctilious. Waldfried A Novel Her manner was that most dismal of all things—a punctilious kindliness. Fidelity A Novel How well he remembered his fine, punctilious old uncle, and the feeling of awe tempered by anticipation with which he used to enter those halls. The Mountain Girl At times when alone on watch at night, I thought with misgiving of the approaching days when my lady would resume her fine Castilian hauteur and Don Pedro his punctilious politeness. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois All right," continued he, "Jacob is a most punctilious fellow—foolishly so, indeed, among friends. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The governess, it is said, was a tiny person, blonde, pinched, and touchy, and very punctilious in the performance of her duties. Ten Girls from History The method of Buckle, the historian," so says his biographer, "was chiefly remarkable for careful, systematic industry, and punctilious accuracy. Methods of Authors It was someone of his own size and build, someone who started, then stopped short and faced him with punctilious salute. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade "There is something I can do for you?" he inquired with punctilious courtesy. The Destroying Angel For she was punctilious about the claims of blood and kinship, which, indeed, women mostly think much more of than do men. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway "I am going to help the Brotherhood," said Electra, with punctilious truth. Rose MacLeod The captain greeted them with punctilious politeness, “glad to meet you.” Frontier Boys in the South Seas The drudgery and monotony of a lone patrol off a neutral coast soon brought about a less punctilious boarding. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Celia’s punctilious bow met the response of as much petty rudeness as could be concentrated into a lifting of the chin and a stare. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 And Harriet Blair a person usually so observant and punctilious about everything! The House of Fulfilment Neither Si nor Shorty were any too punctilious in these matters, but they were careful to keep all the time within easy conversational distance of the regulations and tactics. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Hungry and with a vested interest in the loaf on my arm, I was not over punctilious in details of the moral law. My Lady of the Chimney Corner Lower down, dressed in black, with punctilious wigs, and shaven faces, like two grave notes among the gay silks and the figured damasks, are seen the bailiff, Thomas Arnoton, and the notary Master Ambroy. Devil Stories An Anthology But as a clansman to his clan he was courteous, truthful, virtuous, benevolent, with notions of honor as punctilious as those of the ancient knight.” Our Southern Highlanders The Clerk of the Privy Chancery was excessively regular and punctilious in every action of his life. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II I am very punctilious about some things and exact promptitude as the greatest qualification in my subordinates. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch Laurie, usually the most punctilious of men, made on this occasion an omission extraordinary for him. The Girl in the Mirror The worst of Tom is that while his tongue rages on the confines of revolt, he himself is punctilious to excess on the point of orders. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium My friend, a most courteous and punctilious gentleman, begged her to be seated. Aliens If I may declare my mind freely, punctilious courtesy in dealing with such opinions, becomes a species of treason against Him after whose Name we are called, and whom we profess to serve. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Certainly he was paralysed, and he could not take personal revenge; but would not that proud, punctilious man find means of repaying the injury that had been done him? The Grandee He took delight in affecting a carelessly-dressed, slouchy appearance as though deliberately notifying all concerned that one with such wealth as he was privileged to ignore the formulas of punctilious society. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times “He would not!” said Sammy with punctilious regard for the truth; “it wasn’t deep enough.” The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys They are punctilious in their hours, rigid in their habits, pained by any deviation from regular rule. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 There are few polite invalids who have not lived, or tried to live, by that punctilious physician’s orders. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) And then, on the other side, some of the worthy and punctilious officers of the battalion of Pontevedra, friends of the bridegroom, were filled with the same desire. The Grandee If he had been received on this second visit with punctilious politeness, more ceremoniously than cordially, it was just as he had himself expected. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series The gentlemen in waiting, the cupbearer, the pantler, the carver, and all the retinue of servants who, as in feudal times, appeared at the royal meals, discharged each his appointed office with punctilious precision. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Devoted to duty, passionate for order, absolutely punctilious in matters of honor and courtesy, he is a good citizen, a good soldier. Aurora the Magnificent And Judge Thomas Van Dorn, the punctilious, gay, resistless, young Tom Van Dorn was deaf to the deeper voices that called to him and beckoned him to rest his soul. In the Heart of a Fool The punctilious old soldier was completely crushed by this unexpected blow. The Grandee He was eminently a social and sociable being, and in company such as theirs he could unbend himself as he might not do in the houses of punctilious society. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Mr. Prigg was about sixty years old, methodical in his habits, punctilious in his dress, polite in his demeanour, and precise in his language. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit When Major King delivered Frances—his punctilious military observance made her home-coming nothing less—to Colonel Landcraft, they found that grizzled warrior in an electrical state of excitement. The Rustler of Wind River Poor Henry–Bedelia and I noticed him at the charity ball last night; he was–” “A trifle polite–a wee bit too punctilious for these latitudes,” laughed Brotherton from behind the counter. In the Heart of a Fool So that night God took the brave, punctilious soldier unto Himself. The Grandee Business in those days had a sort of sanctity and was governed by punctilious—almost religious—routine. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 At first he preserved a wide and punctilious distance between himself and Mr. Garafield. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The savages, to say the least, were as punctilious in the observance of the laws of honor, in securing the safety of the ambassadors on such an occasion, as were the English. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series He was always suave, always creakingly debonaire, always, even in his meannesses, punctilious and airy. In the Heart of a Fool Dr. Black spoke with the English pronunciation, and with punctilious accuracy of expression, both in point of matter and manner. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches All of them observed the courtesies and punctilious forms due to the decorum and seriousness of that function. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. He was one of those ingenious people who always contrive to be punctilious in the wrong place. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) He was punctilious in his attendance upon religious services; but to have been otherwise would have brought sorrow to his proud, happy parents. Carmen Ariza I value that above all in you—you are punctilious to have no praise not honestly won. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman For at times this new life of hers seemed a strange dream, in which Benoix, with his gentleness, his punctilious courtesy, his rather formal friendliness of aspect, was the only fixed reality. Kildares of Storm By a punctilious Collation of the old Books, he corrected what was manifestly wrong in the latter Editions, by what was manifestly right in the earlier. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare Mrs. Lloyd, and indeed all the elders of the family, were extremely particular and punctilious about table manners; exacting the utmost care and elegance in everything that was done. Trading Heaven knew that Lettice had done nothing to excite jealousy even in the mind of a blameless wife, entitled to the most punctilious respect and consideration of her husband. Name and Fame A Novel Their leader, punctilious as he was kind, agreed to all these commissions—prizing them, indeed, as proof of the confidence of his people. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman "But your troubles are over, Mrs. Higgs!" he smiled, lifting his hat with the punctilious courtesy he showed all women. Kildares of Storm There is one sheriff more punctilious, and recently he administered the oath to a female witness, making her recite it in sections after him. Law and Laughter But the more he disapproved of rebellion, the more punctilious he was in carrying out resistance of another kind which he held to be legitimate. Bunyan Religion does not free the forces of human nature to realise themselves in spontaneous activity, but enchains them to the punctilious service of a nonhuman authority. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems He had leaning on his arm what he considered the most beautiful creature in Scotland, and he assumed the manners of her guardian with punctilious courtesy. An Orkney Maid Men in those days were most punctilious about reputation, but permitted a sufficiently wide latitude in its interpretation not to hamper themselves or seriously interfere with their desires or pleasures. The Strollers They are punctilious in their observance of the forms and ceremonies of the Catholic religion, and a numerous priesthood is maintained largely by the contributions of this race. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries "I hope Mrs. Meyerfeld is well," said Jack, who in Samoa had grown punctilious. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Henry was very punctilious in regard to etiquette, and would allow no one to treat him without due respect, or to deprive him of the position to which he was entitled by his rank. Henry IV, Makers of History I never knew such a ridiculous, chivalrous, punctilious fellow as you are. The First Violin A Novel Don't use a postscript; it is unnecessary, old-fashioned, school-girlish, and in a particular, punctilious letter the omission of any important matter necessitates the rewriting of the entire letter rather than the use of a postscript. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Both of them felt painfully the contrast with their old free conversations, and discussed the matter with the punctilious ceremony corresponding to the painfulness of the occasion. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The Chinese are so ceremonious among themselves, and so punctilious with regard to etiquette, that the omission of the most minute point established by the court of ceremonies is considered as a criminal offence. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Whereupon the crew, which is very punctilious where the truth is concerned, cries: "What, never?" Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces The punctilious old lady opposite raised her thin hand, protesting: "My son, you should never attempt to talk when you are eating." The Brass Bound Box Perhaps he ought to have been more consistently punctilious, but he was not—which was fortunate for both of them. In Brief Authority A common thing in the streets of Moscow is to see a couple of sturdy beggars, uncouth as grizzly bears, meet and stop before each other with the utmost and most punctilious gravity. The Land of Thor It seemed to him, however, that it would be churlish and punctilious to refuse to accommodate the man to whom he owed his good fortune, and so he lent the money. A Romantic Young Lady He saluted Sagan in his stiff punctilious way, his dark and sallow face impenetrable. A Modern Mercenary To a man of his sensitive and punctilious nature the situation was almost intolerable. The Invader A Novel He was careless to a fault in some things, and punctilious to a fault in others; and he was very punctilious about Priscilla Gower. Theo A Sprightly Love Story But she met his courtesies, and the whole punctilious fabric of his behavior, with the utmost absence and nonchalance. It, and Other Stories Partly because, like all new-made soldiers, he is punctilious of the rules of war. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel In her note she had said “farewell,” but it was not a time to stand upon punctilious ceremony. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Themselves heedless of religious ceremonies, parents exact from their children punctilious observance of minute regulations. Jewish Literature and Other Essays "Quite different," as Walter says, "from the punctilious gentlemen in the 'Bab Ballads' who couldn't eat the oysters on the desert island without being duly presented." In Château Land "Sir, I durst not disturb you," answered the punctilious valet, with a lowly obeisance. A Book About Lawyers He is exceedingly punctilious in regard to their shape, size, and general formation, and the process of giving them their beautiful water lines is quite a ceremony. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Moreover I have never hesitated to give him credit for such of his epigrams as I have introduced into this book, and I like to think that he would be equally punctilious to others. Once on a Time Being introduced to the Club meant being separately introduced to every member then in it, with that punctilious formality which X. had observed in Batavia. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India "As you please, then," he continued, readjusting his garments with punctilious care. The Doomsman She was always very punctilious in her attendance and I remember her talking about her church. A Portrait of Old George Town The workmen find many curious things among the ruins, and are, it should be said to their credit, particularly punctilious about leaving them alone. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin Hiram even now did not forget his punctilious salaam before departing. A Victor of Salamis Brought up in a small and narrow German Court, the Prince Consort in the early years of her Majesty’s reign was somewhat formal in his manners and punctilious in his demands. Lord John Russell I have received too many unequivocal proofs of your kind attention, to render a punctilious return of line for line necessary to convince me of it. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII What has become of all that purely human hierarchy of chivalry, with its punctilious pattern of the good knight, its ardent ambition in the young squire? What I Saw in America The most scrupulous regard was paid to all the punctilious ceremonials of courtly etiquette. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punctilious honor, had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms. Humorous Ghost Stories He never, perhaps, quite understood the temper of a popular assembly, for he was a shy, reserved man, sparing in speech and punctilious in manner. Lord John Russell You boast of your rigid adherence to its outward ceremonial, the punctilious observance of your fasts and feasts. Memories of Bethany The American is not punctual because he is not punctilious. What I Saw in America The ceremony was conducted with the most punctilious observance of the stately forms of Spanish etiquette. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series A soldier should always be neat and trim, precise in dress and carriage and punctilious in salute. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition A punctilious regard for the safety of the crews of overhauled merchantmen won admiration even from the seamen of the destroyed vessels. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Various companies were being formed, and militia captains, to make sure of seeing active service, were not punctilious as to where and by what means they secured their men. A Virginia Scout Her own near approach to absolute failure in her charge that morning made her the more punctilious now. Judith of the Cumberlands He had stayed away all day till the exact hour he had named, with some difficulty, but with a punctilious sense of doing right. To Love The Republic of Venice was as punctilious as any Court of Europe upon the points of precedence, ceremony, and etiquette. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 He did not seek to make acquaintances, but no one could help noticing his punctilious regularity and decorum. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy He had always been punctilious about the times of prayer and used always to withdraw from the bench to say his offices when they were due. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England Adrian the punctilious, in whose charge Tanty solemnly left her, pretending ignorance, virtually condoning my sister's behaviour! The Light of Scarthey Always punctilious in his dress to-day he was exceptionally spruce, his tie very new, and clothes without one crease. Grey Town An Australian Story The Republic was punctilious abroad, and no less so at home. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 With a beautiful and punctilious courtesy he removed his hat—not a very good hat—on entering the house. Marge Askinforit The truth was, that a more punctilious person in her money dealings than Miss Baker never carried a purse. The Bertrams Neither can we think it out of probability that such an objection may have been made by some over punctilious judge wishing to restrain Sam’s exuberance. Bardell v. Pickwick There was a coronet on the back of the envelope, and it was addressed in the neat, punctilious hand which so well expressed its writer. Miss Mapp In every part of the land synagogues were maintained with punctilious care, and crowds of scribes were perpetually engaged in a microscopic study of the law, and in the instruction of the people. John the Baptist But he followed her lead, and with punctilious courtesy asked her to dance, and they stepped out on to the floor. Patty's Social Season An old, gray-haired butler stood on the threshold, and greeted them with rather pompous respect and punctilious deference. Patty's Friends As it would be an anecdotal work on a large canvas, each scene, each bead of this outline of the man's face, would be a punctilious and time consuming feat to render. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais Why should we study etiquette, and be punctilious when other people’s life’s happiness is concerned?” Witness to the Deed His letter, which was perhaps somewhat too punctilious, ran as follows:— Newton Priory, 4th November, 186—. Ralph the Heir Such gentlemen were punctilious in war two hundred years ago. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Snorky, ever alert, sprang to his feet, retrieved the magazines and offered them to the blondest of the two with punctilious courtesy. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World There was nothing very awe-compelling about the person whom the caretaker thus greeted with so much punctilious ceremony. In the Mayor's Parlour He called it as early as possible, and it was early for a visit; but the moment one fears a rebuff from any lady one grows marvellously punctilious. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 At noon we fired a national salute, all the more severely punctilious and observant, because by the last mail things at home seemed to be looking particularly blue. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life And he the most punctilious of men in everything pertaining to polite address and chivalric reverence for women! When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Now Pitt was neat and punctilious in his attire, but he was no dandy. William Pitt and the Great War There were a number of unpretentious Hindu temples, and the Maharaja is said to be quite punctilious in his observance of religious forms. Travels in the Far East She repeated the words, having framed her thoughts with punctilious exactness, and remembered that that was a great war phrase which one was constantly discovering in the newspapers. The Green Rust With punctilious enjoyment he had eaten everything that was offered to him, cloudbursts, salmon sandwiches, stuffed olives and chocolate cake. Molly Brown's Senior Days The punctilious Italian bowed in silence but he still looked as if he should have liked to prosecute inquiry. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 He took a cold punctilious leave of Catherine, and a still colder and slighter leave of Langham. Robert Elsmere Really, I was not aware that instances of the kind were so rare, or that your punctilious morality would be so terribly shocked by an every-day occurrence. Fairy Fingers A Novel Lee took the presidency of Washington university and gave to its duties the same whole-hearted service, the same punctilious care, that he had given to the command of the army of Northern Virginia. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Hon. R. Baldwin certainly occupies a proud position at present, and may continue to do so, if he is not too punctilious. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada She was entirely familiar with her duties, and when they were reduced to attendance upon three ladies, she discharged them with the most punctilious care. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida She got up and bathed, and dressed herself with the punctilious care she always bestowed upon her toilet. In the Mist of the Mountains Gaston's ideas of what amount of tender demonstration punctilious decorum permitted a lover, had finally undergone an alarming modification, through the corrective influence of the social atmosphere he had inhaled during the last few years. Fairy Fingers A Novel "The official corps," said a satirical lady, who drew a picture of the times, "are punctilious; fearful of compromising their rank; all etiquette." The History of Tasmania, Volume I The whole outlook having changed since his final flight to France, his conduct now began to reveal a definite plan—to be marked by punctilious obedience, sometimes even by an almost puerile caution. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Personally they met with nothing but the most punctilious courtesy from the Mexican officials. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson He came in with punctilious politeness, obviously assumed, with sarcastic intentions. St. Winifred's, or The World of School His education had rendered him punctilious, to the highest degree, in the observance of all those forms that betoken filial veneration. Fairy Fingers A Novel In 1881 the gallant Captain Brownrigg was killed in a struggle with an Arab slaver, owing chiefly to his own punctilious respect for the French flag under which the dhow was sailing. Chatterbox, 1906 Ritual is not easy compliance with usage; it is strict compliance with detailed and punctilious rule. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals She greeted him with punctilious civility, but with manner as distant as her words were few. Waring's Peril It was a feeling not inconsistent with duty, with punctilious observance, not even with love; but there was in it a sort of jealousy, of assertion and counter-assertion. The King's Mirror The bravery of the people has never been disputed; while, as to the upper classes, the punctilious honor of a Spanish gentleman has passed into a byword, and circulated through the world. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IV And then he took his leave with a manner of punctilious politeness which, oddly enough, made Lady Caroline feel herself in the wrong more than anything that he had said. A True Friend A Novel Uncivilized people often pay punctilious attention to rules of etiquette about salutations, visits, meetings, the aged, etc. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals All his instincts were those of a gentleman, and in his father he had had an example of the most punctilious honor. A Little Girl in Old Boston Incidentally he was a punctilious Churchman—obeying the formula—and the Church at Florence was within his grasp no less than the police. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators We were punctilious indeed about these niceties of address. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers He started when he saw her, raised his hat and opened the gate with punctilious politeness. A True Friend A Novel Her prospective father-in-law appeared to her somewhat punctilious, but she determined to humour him. The Music Master Novelized from the Play They raised him as he attempted to kneel, and had a seat placed for him near them,—a rare honour in so punctilious a Court. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold He was, moreover, exceedingly proud and punctilious, and tenacious of all his privileges and dignities. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 She was very punctilious about calling upon strangers. A British Islander From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 If there was one thing upon which The Happy Family at The Colonial had prided itself more than another it was upon its punctilious observance of the amenities. The Dude Wrangler That evening she went through the ceremony of dinner with him, and he was punctilious in waiting upon her as though bread and meat could comfort her or wine could warm her heart. Orley Farm The rugged officer was smitten with the comical aspect of his mission, though he carried it out in a strictly punctilious manner. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century These are no days for punctilious or overstrained courtesy in dealing with political opponents.... Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 11, 1893 Nor should it be forgotten that King Constantine had suffered grievously both as a Greek and as a general from too punctilious an observance of parliamentary etiquette by his father in 1897. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 Saunderson punctilious on minor points, wouldn't go quite so far in his desire to oblige. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893 The detectives had been punctilious to avoid ruffling the sensibilities of any and all. From Place to Place What he discovered justified all the years of punctilious discharge of his duties. The Stutterer There is no part of his business with his client, in which a lawyer should be more cautious, or even punctilious, than this. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition When first they arrived in France no troops were more punctilious in practising the outward and visible evidences of discipline. Pushed and the Return Push It implies complete and punctilious obedience, meticulous conformity. Human Traits and their Social Significance "He's punctilious in his forms," said the Paymaster, "but it's thoughtful of him too." Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure She was so extra good, so punctilious, and so proper; she didn't suit me one bit, and I didn't suit her one little bit either. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls But he had a feeling akin to contempt for the punctilious and conventional squeamishness of polite society. The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn The sign boded ill, for the insistence upon the punctilious etiquette inferred that Bakahenzie was disposed to be suspicious, if not directly hostile. Witch-Doctors Massasoit rose as the governor approached, and when Carver extended his hand laid his own in it, each potentate saluting the other with a punctilious gravity much to be admired. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims In the midst of his pain he still maintained his punctilious resolution; but how much did that cost him! The Lady of the Ice A Novel Borax is the pink of politeness, though a bit of a martinet after an ancient and punctilious model. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He himself, despite his brusque manners, was a genial host, and Walcott speedily ingratiated himself into the favor of the guests by his quiet, unobtrusive attentions, his punctilious courtesy to each and all alike. At the Time Appointed Nay, Cabinet Ministers are less punctilious than formerly, and the newest type, I understand, leaves letters unanswered. Immortal Memories “What is that?” asked Captain Walford, smiling at the idea of a ship-boy being punctilious as to the style of reward he would receive. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy Lady Horsingham is my poor uncle's widow; and as Aunt Deborah is extremely punctilious on all matters relating to family connections, we invariably attend these solemnities with a gravity befitting the occasion. Kate Coventry An Autobiography I should like to know by what arguments your employer contrived to reconcile your present vocation with your punctilious regard for honesty? The King's Own "It shall be as you wish until you hear from your sister," said Loring, bowing her out with punctilious civility and praying in secret that there it might end, but end it did not. A Wounded Name Whited sepulchre! what will thy residence in the house, and thy constant and punctilious profession avail thee while thou art planting daggers in thy father’s heart, and nursing vile hypocrisy in thy own? The Parables of Our Lord Religion is no dry morality; no slavish, punctilious conforming of actions to a hard law. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. He could advise a clergyman to preach the ordinary doctrines, because it was paying far too great a compliment to the vulgar to be punctilious about speaking the truth to them. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century He proved that he was as punctilious a knight as Bayard, and wrote to his mother on the evening of this battle, "All is lost but honour." Heroes of Modern Europe The young members of the family had been taught to be punctilious in contributing to the collection at church. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Was it consistent with policy, after losing the good-will of all the other colonies, to drive this, through a needless and punctilious severity, into their confederacy against this country? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The Captain, who is of a very punctilious piety, went off alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 In a private one between the Marquis of Buckingham and Lord Sydney, the latter will always be inclined to be as little punctilious as any man living. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 "You promised to show it to me some time," answered Corona, who was punctilious in small matters; "but you never fixed any time in p'tic'lar." Brother Copas The social equality was, however, always guarded from abuse by the most punctilious observance, on their side, of the reverence due to his pre-eminent rank. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 It would be like asking a correctly attired member who was punctilious in paying his club dues, whether he had also paid his tailor. By the Christmas Fire Here I was presented to Governor Delassus, who received me cordially, and who, with his dark eyes and punctilious manners, was my idea of a Spanish don. The Rose of Old St. Louis Viola putting aside any punctilious feelings she had, partook of the homely meal with what grace and relish she could command, and thanking them all for their kindness, bade them good-by. The Kentucky Ranger Mr. Justice Redington would ask, with punctilious politeness, when the Crown Prosecutor sat down after examining a witness. The Shrieking Pit In this respect, he was the very reverse of his friend; for Sir Gervaise was a punctilious observer, and a rigid enforcer of all the prescribed ceremonials. The Two Admirals When the mourning garb is adopted, the periods of wearing are shorter, and the phases of change from heaviest to lightest are fewer and less punctilious. Etiquette They are chiefly remarkable for a punctilious pride which gives their creator some difficulty in keeping them out of superfluous duels. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) He seemed a proud and very punctilious man. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Their relation had never been sentimental, but he had always been punctilious. The Coast of Chance Witness his excuse for not replying to a "Supplementary":—"The hon. and gallant gentleman must understand that I attach so much importance to his questions that I wish to be most punctilious in my answers." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 No, dear man, he was far too punctilious to use the word, he only said that he should like to send the Sanitary Commission down the alley. That Stick At ten o'clock Mrs. Stannard wrote a note to the colonel, and that punctilious soldier replied through his adjutant at half-past ten. Marion's Faith. The rules demanded also the most punctilious personal cleanliness. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The girls are punctilious in signing the register, which they must do to obtain the unemployment dole, but they are less particular about finding the work which will bring it to an end. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards That is why friends and relations are so punctilious in paying visits of respect and condolence to the sick. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Tom saw through the punctilious feints and solemn stratagems clearly; Dora did the same as plainly. A Houseful of Girls He danced with Lady Aphrodite, because, since the affair of the Signora, he was most punctilious in his attentions to her, particularly in public. The Young Duke Probably no man was more feared by the other side of the Chamber, for he could neither be cowed by threats nor restrained within the limits of punctilious courtesy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The Commendatore was pacing nervously backwards and forwards, being, I suppose, too punctilious an old-school Latin stickler for etiquette to interrupt. The Lady Paramount There were a few punctilious Dutch families who were offended at its sallies; but cultivated people generally welcomed its fun, its spirit, its quiet satire, with heartiness and applause. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 No sense of duty, no punctilious performance of offices, no such constancy of attendance as a wife is bound to render, could give what Lady Mildmay gave. Quisanté "Of course," stiffly punctilious, "only," his eyes were still hard and stormy, "was it important enough to break mother's heart?" Man of Many Minds The stranger's punctilious politeness had flattered her at first, but, since the mocking tone stole into his voice she felt that she hated him, and looked round hoping to escape. A Book of Quaker Saints He is very punctilious about answering letters; and suspecting nothing he would tell the news. The Guests Of Hercules Therefore be punctilious about saluting; be proud of the manner in which you execute your salute, and make it indicative of discipline and good breeding. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training This man, a very fleshy person, decidedly English and punctilious, was most reluctant to divulge what he was pleased to term the professional secrets of the office. A Husband by Proxy Hanlon came to a punctilious salute, which Admiral Rogers returned as precisely before resuming his seat. Man of Many Minds The courtiers, emulating their sovereigns, gave frequent entertainments in his honor, treating him with the punctilious deference usually shown only to a noble of the highest rank. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII They meet as if to fight the boundaries of their rank and fashion, and the less definite and perceptible is the line which divides them, the more punctilious is their pride. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 "A hundred months had passed" since that first up-stream voyage of the Votaress, or, to be punctilious, something under a hundred and two. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi All through his life Michael Angelo is most punctilious about the observances of the Church. Michael Angelo Buonarroti The wayfarer has to be as punctilious about each footstep as Christian in the "Pilgrim's Progress." Gallipoli Diary, Volume I We detected none of the touchy sensitiveness of the punctilious Spanish hidalgos. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America In money matters he was punctilious and accurate, the result of his early training in making both ends meet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Though the punctilious restraints of a neutral port should have compelled them to delay battle, Porter was vigilant and took no chances. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Madame de Léra was not perhaps quite so shocked, either by Pargeter's appearance or by his one exclamation apparently addressed to herself, as the punctilious American supposed her to be. The Uttermost Farthing He was sometimes ridiculous, poor man, and they laughed together over his carefully chosen language, over the grand sweep of his bow and his punctilious attention to the smallest promise or shadow of a promise. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance Once again we bowed with all the punctilious ceremony of mutual dislike, and he whispered something into her ear as they disappeared in the stream of people. My Lady of Doubt In his family he is gentle, kind and tender; he is a good neighbor, a punctilious churchgoer, a leader in Sunday-School, and a considerate teacher of little children. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists The action struck me as rather uncleanly and undignified in a prince; but Kailouees are not punctilious. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government Then laying his hand on my shoulder, with most punctilious but chilling courtesy, he invited me to the rostrum. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) On the other hand, the abrupt deviations of a punctilious zigzag may have their own logical value, as will appear in the next section. Logic Deductive and Inductive The niceties of his dress were Parisian, punctilious, perfect. The Lighted Match Such men are often very punctilious, and while they will go to the direst extremity in what they regard as their duties and privileges, will with equal scruple avoid going a single step beyond. The Delight Makers The man, under every difficulty and every distress, gave an answer to every particular of the charge, as exact and punctilious as could have been made to articles of impeachment in this House. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) But take it that it is a mistake, and to have nothing of fraud, but mere carelessness; this, in a man valued by Mr. Hastings for being very punctilious and accurate, is extraordinary. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) On this occasion the Directors showed themselves extremely punctilious with regard to Mr. Macleane's powers. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) The crowd was ardent for the fight, and Tiltock, who was punctilious about honor, particularly where he could cut a safe figure, repelled the compromise, as "unwarranted by the code." Tales of the Chesapeake I have no wish to cast blame upon the commanders of the caracoas, for they were men of great courage and punctilious honor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Mr Richards was calm and subdued in tone, with manners which were made distant by the loftiness of punctilious courtesy—the manners of a former age. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural Everything to-night was done in the most punctilious manner, and it seemed appropriate that this last night should be a full-dress affair. Great Possessions Camilla was so unceasingly punctilious in all the finer details of living that all who infringed upon them felt her mere presence a reproach. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel She, once so careful and punctilious, slipped her clothes like a tired Magdalen, and let them fall from her and lie where they fell. The Helpmate He did not admit it to himself, but he took more pains with his dress, although he had always been rather punctilious in that direction. The Debtor A Novel I have often thought that punctilious people will use cats'-paws to gratify curiosity when they would scorn to use them for anything else. The Jamesons In the matter of payment the duke was punctilious about protecting his friend the Prince Sansevero from the consequences of his transgression of the law. The Title Market If there is a stranger visiting at the house of a friend, the acquaintances of the family should be punctilious to call at an early date. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Respect he shows by a punctilious touching of his hat brim, directed to the sacred office; all the rest is malignity, and aimed at the man that fills it. Certain Personal Matters And yet public opinion, less punctilious or more clear-sighted, would say that the signature was well worth the price. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Adèle looked straight ahead of her into the box-hedge, which rose, stiff and punctilious, ten paces away, the counterpart of that beneath which we were sitting. Berry And Co. A wife can't afford to be so punctilious as a maiden fancy free. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow "Is there anything else?" he asked, after a slight interval of silence, during which he had the appearance of waiting with a pronounced and punctilious courtesy for further words from her. The Black Pearl We must get tailors to work at once, Rupert, for although you must of course appear in uniform, that somewhat war-stained coat of yours is scarcely fit for the most punctilious court in Europe. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars This member of the court, a very punctilious man, had this morning had an unpleasant encounter with his wife, which was caused by her spending her monthly allowance before the month was up. The Awakening The Resurrection
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