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British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
was retired from racing at the end of the year to become a broodmare. Punctilious is a bay mare with a white star bred in the United Kingdom by her owner
Punctilious
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
she got on with the Queen. The answer is that their relations were punctiliously correct, but there was little love lost on either side. As two women
Margaret_Thatcher
Queen of England from 1509 to 1533
Catherine was a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and she was punctilious in her religious obligations in the order, integrating without demur
Catherine_of_Aragon
1997 film by James Cameron
educated English, anathematizing their emotional restraint, good tailoring, punctilious manners and grammatical training, while it made romantic heroes of the
Titanic_(1997_film)
Central nervous system stimulant prodrug
her refrigerator, is at a formal dinner party attended by his or her punctilious boss, or has just formulated the goal of losing 10 lb. ... Adaptive responses
Lisdexamfetamine
Irish actor
of Channel 4's Utopia. His performance as Mr Omida, an immaculate and punctilious torturer, was described by Metro as "the most chilling torturer committed
Kevin_Trainor
Central nervous system stimulant
her refrigerator, is at a formal dinner party attended by his or her punctilious boss, or has just formulated the goal of losing 10 lb. ... Adaptive responses
Amphetamine
Attributing events to improbable causes
am worried to detect, in those mad mixtures of knee-jerk disbelief, punctilious demands for proofs, and free use of powerful explanation from the social
Conspiracy_theory
Flat horse race in Britain
Dante Stakes. Leading jockey (7 wins): Frankie Dettori – Bahr (1998), Punctilious (2004), Star of Seville (2015), So Mi Dar (2016), Shutter Speed (2017)
Musidora_Stakes
1895 unrecognized state in Taiwan
movement in Beijing, the Qing government's official stance was one of punctilious adherence to the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, as considerable
Republic_of_Formosa
American private military contractor
January 2, 2008. Isenburg, David (September 27, 2012). "The Perils of the Punctilious PMSC Prosecution". HuffPost. Archived from the original on September
Blackwater_(company)
Political school of thought
"as a family" where the individual had to "submit to the dictates of a punctilious morality". For him, anarcho-communism should be based on the right of
Anarchist_communism
Roman emperor from 218 to 222
Arrizabalaga writes that Herodian is in most ways "less detailed and punctilious than Dio" and he is deemed less reliable by many modern scholars, though
Elagabalus
Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 to 1519
would be inherited from the grandfather by Charles V: [...] though punctilious to a fault about his honour, he lacked all morals about money. Every
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
United States Navy admiral (1882–1959)
trapped there for a repeat of the Bataan Peninsula disaster. Halsey punctiliously made it clear he did not plan to withdraw the Marines. He not only intended
William_Halsey_Jr.
American political activist (born 1961)
countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed
Ann_Coulter
American lawyer and son of Alexander Hamilton
and was always notably considerate of the feelings of others, and was punctilious to a fault in his obligations." Due to his widowed mother's poverty after
Philip_Hamilton_(lawyer)
1860–1861 novel by Charles Dickens
chapter 55. Many of the characters have eccentricities: Jaggers with his punctilious lawyerly ways; the contrariness of his clerk, Wemmick, at work advising
Great_Expectations
Spirit guide dream character
made in a style suitable to their literary fashion, which can be quite punctilious). Anthony Shafton : Dream Reader. Albany : State University of New York
Dream_guide
Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
2011), Chap. 7, pp. 132-35 with accompanying notes. The most recent and punctiliously exhaustive account of Bernini's theatrical work, analyzed especially
Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini
1925 novel by W. Somerset Maugham
however, an ominous change in his demeanour, masked by his scrupulous, punctilious behaviour. Eventually, Walter speaks to Kitty about the affair and gives
The_Painted_Veil_(novel)
Irish jockey (born 1965)
Gazelle Royale Crown of Light 1999 Ramruma Noushkey Zahrat Dubai 2004 Ouija Board All Too Beautiful Punctilious 2006 Alexandrova Rising Cross Short Skirt
Kieren_Fallon
English poet and essayist (1880–1929)
biographer Theresa Whistler describes him as "tall, gangling, ugly, solemn, punctilious". He won the Hawthornden Prize in 1920 with Poems 1909-1920. His Last
John_Freeman_(poet)
Official titles in various branches of society
called town marshals or city marshals (since the larger cities were often punctilious about their titles), were appointed or elected police officers of small
Marshal
Nicaraguan poet, journalist and writer (1867–1916)
sister's intimate drama, which rendered her incapable of marrying any punctilious gentleman. Furthermore, Rosario's 'case' has become public knowledge
Rubén_Darío
1095 Catholic Church synod starting the First Crusade
had advanced "as far as the Mediterranean", and Fulcher is elsewhere punctilious in distinguishing Turks on one hand from Arabs or Saracens on the other
Council_of_Clermont
Pre-decimal currencies
three shillings and sixpence), spoken, unless there was cause to be punctilious, "two pound(s), three and six". Whether "pound" or "pounds" was used
£sd
Modern dance from Tahiti, French Polynesia
The pāʻōʻā (often written as paoa, as the Tahitian is not punctilious about writing accents), is a modern dance from Tahiti where the dancers sit on their
Pāʻōʻā
Class of heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
the result being the Mark XVII, an exercise described as "ridiculous punctiliousness".[page needed] They were later converted back to standard Mark XVI
County-class_cruiser
Underground publications in the Soviet bloc
issues. The Chronicle was distinguished by its dry, concise style and punctilious correction of even the smallest error. Its regular rubrics were "Arrests
Samizdat
Jewish-American lynching victim (1884–1915)
often the daughters and wives of ruined farmers, 'at his mercy'—a rich, punctilious, northern Jew lording it over vulnerable and impoverished working women
Leo_Frank
different senses: "inviolability" or "sanctity", a usage also of Tacitus; "punctilious veneration", in company with cura (carefulness, concern); more commonly
Glossary of ancient Roman religion
Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion
9th-century Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries
into his territory, revealing a permissive Svatopluk at odds with his punctilious archbishop, this became a cause of complaint against Methodius in Rome
Cyril_and_Methodius
Ghaznavid sultan from 998 to 1030 (971–1030)
author Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi and poet Farrukhi Sistani, the sultan was punctilious in the performance of his religious duties and offered the regular prayers
Mahmud_of_Ghazni
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
General Brigadier Gerard Mercuriale Luna De Miel Con Brio Good Will Sweetest Roman The Pruner Herbager Punctilious I Also Sky High Roman Song (family 20-b)
War_Emblem
1954 American war film by Mark Robson
to the original story and was "vividly and movingly developed in this punctilious film." The close cooperation of the U.S. Navy led to spectacular aerial
The_Bridges_at_Toko-Ri
American editorial magazine
countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed
National_Review
Emirati racehorse trainer
Aljabr (1999), Noverre (2001), Ramonti (2007) Yorkshire Oaks - (1) - Punctilious (2005) Australia Caulfield Cup - (2) - All the Good (2008), Best Solution
Saeed_bin_Suroor
1910 painting by Pablo Picasso
to a classic caricature. Museu Picasso comments that, "Kahnweiler’s punctilious time-keeping and legendary patience are epitomised by the eye-catching
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (Picasso)
Daniel-Henry_Kahnweiler_(Picasso)
Sikh Battle Cry
ji ki Fateh", the other salutation, is generally used only by people punctilious in the observance of proper form. Those addressing a Sikh religious congregation
Bole_So_Nihal
English army officer and politician (1612–1671)
transported that scarce any one durst speak a word to him", chivalrous and punctilious in his dealings with his own men and the enemy. Honour and conscientiousness
Thomas_Fairfax
Term used in dog breeding
the judge against the dog's good qualities. Some breed standards are punctilious in the extreme, spelling out exactly what constitutes a fault in every
Fault_(breeding)
German general (1861–1922)
organization and tactics. All sources portray Falkenhayn as a loyal, honest and punctilious friend and superior. His positive legacy is his conduct during the war
Erich_von_Falkenhayn
British Liberal statesman (1862–1933)
that Grey: was not a great foreign secretary but an honest, reticent, punctilious English gentleman.... He exhibited a judicious understanding of European
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Edward_Grey,_1st_Viscount_Grey_of_Fallodon
1979 single by Fleetwood Mac
sounds' in the back of the mix that sound like a restive mob, and pompous, punctilious horns" are comparable to Faust's quirkier material, such as "The Sad
Tusk_(song)
Welsh scholar and priest (1903–1991)
described him in this capacity as being 'an excellent editor: alert, punctilious and efficient' and that there was 'no doubt that he made it one of the
E._T._Davies
English cricketer (1848–1915)
be made of Grace for making money for himself out of cricket, he was "punctilious in his aid when (professional players) were the beneficiaries". For example
W._G._Grace
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1986–2003)
2001n Grey Lilas f Prix du Moulin 2001n North Light c Epsom Derby 2001n Punctilious f Yorkshire Oaks 2001s Al Maher c Australian Guineas 2001s Aqua d'Amore
Danehill_(horse)
German senior Nazi Party functionary (1899–1945)
was part of Adolf Hitler's early inner circle and as a "diffident and punctilious bureaucrat", the Führer could trust him to "carry out any order, no matter
Philipp_Bouhler
Mendacious, multiple politicians saw him as untrustworthy and scheming. Punctilious James Young Hickory, because he was a particular protégé of "Old Hickory"
List of nicknames of presidents of the United States
List_of_nicknames_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
British civil servant (born 1975)
of the CIA and GCHQ. The Guardian described Robbins as "steely but punctiliously polite". In January 2014, Robbins was appointed director-general (civil
Olly_Robbins
British field marshal; Governor General of Canada (1891–1969)
Montgomery, as he regarded the former as "a restrained, self-effacive and punctilious soldier". Of the problems that subsequently surfaced with Montgomery's
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Harold_Alexander,_1st_Earl_Alexander_of_Tunis
American architect
vicious than any of its ancestors. On government, The State has always punctiliously enforced the laws that define the duties of the individual toward itself
Francis_W._Fitzpatrick
Sultan of Delhi from 1211 to 1236
praying at night. Nizam-ud-Din Ahmad says: Sultan Shams-ud-Din was very punctilious in his prayers (namaz) and on Fridays he went to the mosque and stayed
Iltutmish
Hellboy character
German... I don't like Germans", due to his hatred of Nazis. Krauss is punctilious, strait-laced, and scrupulously "by-the-book". In the commentary, Guillermo
Johann_Kraus
Breed of toy dog
characteristic of the Sicilian Sybarites, notorious for the extreme punctiliousness of their refined tastes, to delight in the company of owl-faced jester-dwarfs
Maltese_dog
Fictional character by Dorothy L. Sayers
"in some ways [Peter's] only intimate friend." Bunter is invariably punctilious in using "my lord" even when they are alone, and "his lordship" in company
Lord_Peter_Wimsey
Part of World War II
brought home to many islanders the reality of the Nazi ideology behind the punctilious façade of the occupation. Forced marches between camps and work sites
German occupation of the Channel Islands
German_occupation_of_the_Channel_Islands
British Group 1 horse race tor 3-year-old filles
Eswarah Something Exciting Pictavia 2004 Ouija Board All Too Beautiful Punctilious 2003 Casual Look Yesterday Summitville 2002 Kazzia Quarter Moon Shadow
Epsom_Oaks
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Talent Turn-to* Hidden Talent Dam Fara's Team Tunerup The Pruner Herbager Punctilious Our Girl Rocky Royale Nell Girl Specialization Princely Native Raise
Concern_(horse)
suffers a complete mental breakdown and is invalided home. Girdwood is punctilious in his dress and military protocol, modelling himself on the reforming
List of Sharpe series characters
List_of_Sharpe_series_characters
1969 novel by Paul Theroux
become nightmares" And he concludes "The book is very convincing. The punctilious realism of the details, the strange, haunting ubiquity of the African
Girls_at_Play
Thoroughbred racing stable
Outstrip Papineau Paulele Persian King Pinatubo Poet's Voice Prince Bishop Punctilious Questing Quorto Ramonti Rebel's Romance Refuse To Bend Rewilding Ribchester
Godolphin_(racing)
Literary traditions of the Malayali people of India
Bakavadham, Kalyanasaugandhikam, Kirmeeravadham and Kalakeyavadham punctiliously conform to the strict rules of Kathakali, they are particularly favoured
Malayalam_literature
French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (1947–2022)
am worried to detect, in those mad mixtures of knee-jerk disbelief, punctilious demands for proofs, and free use of powerful explanation from the social
Bruno_Latour
Gaelic football referee
as diffidence earlier in his career has evolved into a patient and punctiliously polite demeanour, like a schoolteacher with a difficult class". In 2022
David_Coldrick
Term describing a German-speaking Jew
City, where they still have a synagogue, Khal Adath Jeshurun, which punctiliously adheres to the Yekkish liturgical text, rituals, and melodies. Weinbaum
Yekke
Extremist interpretation of Salafi jihadism
methodology," which means following the prophecy and example of Muhammad, in punctilious detail. While other jihadis are salafist in doctrine, IS been more exacting
Ideology_of_the_Islamic_State
1884–1885 conflict between France and China
aboard his flagship Bayard in Makung harbour. Meanwhile, the Chinese punctiliously observed the terms of the peace settlement, and by the end of June 1885
Sino-French_War
Eating disorder characterized by overeating
her refrigerator, is at a formal dinner party attended by his or her punctilious boss, or has just formulated the goal of losing 10 lb. ... Adaptive responses
Binge_eating_disorder
Blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system
the Brahui Confederacy took shape. But though the Bhatia of Las Bela punctiliously refer their advent to the year 708 A.D., and the Hindus of Lahri tell
Religious_syncretism
Comic by Harvey Kurtzman published in Playboy magazine
Kitchen placed the onus on Kurtzman's employer Hefner, who "was often a punctilious taskmaster with a heavy red pen who often had very different ideas about
Little_Annie_Fanny
French painter and sculptor (1824–1904)
with paint. Gérôme attended every Wednesday and Saturday, demanding punctilious attendance to his instructions. His reputation as a severe critic was
Jean-Léon_Gérôme
British political advisor (born 1967)
influential people in London. Briefed to keep Cameron "punctual and punctilious", by 2012 she had been nicknamed "The Gatekeeper". She was nominated
Kate_Fall,_Baroness_Fall
British Army officer (1797–1868)
led (some were veterans of the Battle of Waterloo) drew his naturally punctilious nature to manifest itself in petty-minded bullying. In 1833 he was publicly
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
James_Brudenell,_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan
1995 Cuban film
to Havana. To their annoyance, Gina's overbearing husband Adolfo, a punctilious undertaker with political ambitions, takes charge of the journey, including
Guantanamera_(film)
American biologist
Yuan-Liang; Kassavetis, George A.; Kadonaga, James T. (2017-07-01). "The punctilious RNA polymerase II core promoter". Genes & Development. 31 (13): 1289–1301
James_Kadonaga
Chapter of the New Testament
others with contempt: In the New Testament, the Pharisees often display a punctilious adherence to Jewish Law. Verna Holyhead notes that Luke's "audience"
Luke_18
British newspaper journalist
fortnight to Radio New Zealand. Alan Rusbridger said of Ensor: "He was a punctilious editor of the old school as well as a quick-witted, tireless and kind
Patrick_Ensor
Yemenite rabbi and scholar
the Babylonian Talmud, as this teacher is said to have been the most punctilious and astute of his generation. At the age of fourteen, he continued his
Avraham_Al-Naddaf
Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the Christian Gospel of Luke
"[citation needed] The New Testament often depicts Pharisees as displaying a punctilious adherence to Jewish law. The Pharisee depicted in this parable went beyond
Pharisee_and_the_Publican
Balcony addresses given by medieval Indian kings
and Shah Jahan (r. 1628–58 CE) also appeared before their subjects punctiliously. However, this ancient practice was discontinued by Aurangzeb during
Jharokha_Darshan
Australian dancer and choreographer (born 1969)
Falling (2005) Nosotros (2005) Sleeping Beauty (2005) Swan Lake (2006) Punctilious (2007) A Doll's House (2008) Mediæval Bæbes (2008) Marie (2009) La Bayadère
Stanton_Welch
Family name
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Miss Snodgrass, the archetypal punctilious English teacher Amanda Snodgrass, the English teacher at North Jackson
Snodgrass
English hotel manager (1863–1941)
service; yet he was innovative and capable of masterly delegation ... punctilious and conservative in manner and dress, he had a shrewd business appreciation
George_Reeves-Smith
2018 apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis
following certain abstract rules, "an obsession with the law, ... a punctilious concern for the Church’s liturgy", while ignoring the messiness of real
Gaudete_et_exsultate
British politician (1899–1958)
108 Salutations mattered a great deal to Baldwin Snr: "Baldwin was punctilious about the forms of address in his letters. He used several different
Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Oliver_Baldwin,_2nd_Earl_Baldwin_of_Bewdley
Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2021
by Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde as "an emphatic Catholic" and "punctilious in the practice of worship" who attends daily mass. He met his wife Laura
Jim Phillips (athletic administrator)
Jim_Phillips_(athletic_administrator)
by the Department of Health to make budget cuts. He is presented as "punctilious, pedantic and passionate about his work", but with a dry sense of humour
Characters_of_Holby_City
Hospital in Surrey, England
category in architecture) was accepted. Octagon spent six years in a punctilious art restoration and conversion project. Craftspeople in various disciplines
Holloway_Sanatorium
Book by Owen Gregory
presents the visitor with "an odd mixture of arrogance, xenophobia, over-punctiliousness, over-organization, chauvinism, and rigidity...." Ming is constantly
Meccania
Italian architect and architectural historian
most important example of his method of restoration. While undertaking punctilious historical and iconographical research, he also added much new work,
Luca_Beltrami
Assembly languages for IBM System/360 and successor mainframes
High Level Assembler for z/OS & z/VM & z/VSE Language Reference The Punctilious Programmer: IBM Mainframe Assembler Basic IBM Mainframe Assembly Language
IBM Basic assembly language and successors
IBM_Basic_assembly_language_and_successors
American administrator (1873–1968)
institution. Described by contemporaries as “neat, gray, and affably punctilious,” Loeffler was regarded by senators of both parties as able, conscientious
Carl_A._Loeffler
Directory of European royalty and higher nobility
review in The Times Literary Supplement praised the 2012 volume I for a "punctilious itemisation of titles, lineage and heraldry [aiming] for scholarship
Almanach_de_Gotha
American screenwriter (1922–2006)
Sant's remake of Psycho (1998 film) (1998) followed Stefano's script punctiliously, and in the biopic Hitchcock (2012) based on the book Alfred Hitchcock
Joseph_Stefano
Concept in futurology
could set "very strict limitations on its own exercise of power (e.g. punctiliously confining itself to ensuring that certain treaty-specified international
Singleton_(global_governance)
Scottish judge (1713–1787)
judgements, thorough in his grasp of the cases, indignant at chicane, a punctilious guardian of the dignity of the court, a chief who called forth all the
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger
Robert_Dundas_of_Arniston,_the_younger
that Grey: was not a great Foreign Secretary but an honest, reticent, punctilious English gentleman... He exhibited a judicious understanding of European
British entry into World War I
British_entry_into_World_War_I
Irish-Australian horse racing official (1827/8-1881)
his death. His remains were buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery. Punctilious in his methods, there was nothing left left undone, and it was agreed
R._C._Bagot
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Excessive Joy; Pleasure; Delight; Happiness
Boy/Male
Australian, Indian
Lord Siva
Girl/Female
Greek
Hyacinth.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Belief
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Awareness
Boy/Male
Latin
noble.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Spiritual Light
Girl/Female
Tamil
Swan or beautiful lady
Boy/Male
English Anglo Saxon
Swift.
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a.
Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.
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Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation.
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Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.
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Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious.
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According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
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Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous.