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