pointilleux
French
Etymology
From pointiller + -eux, from pointille, from Italian puntiglio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwɛ̃.ti.jø/
Adjective
pointilleux (feminine pointilleuse, masculine plural pointilleux, feminine plural pointilleuses)
- punctilious, finicky, pernickety
- Synonym: vétilleux
Further reading
- “pointilleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.