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Punctilious vs Energetic - What's the difference?

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Punctilious is a related term of energetic.


As adjectives the difference between punctilious and energetic

is that punctilious is strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions while energetic is possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.

punctilious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
    • With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
  • Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
  • * 2009 , Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Semantics: an introduction to meaning in language
    • Of course, humans do not treat time in such a punctilious fashion.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * punctiliously * punctiliousness

    Related terms

    * point * punctuate * punctual * punctuality * punctuation

    External links

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    energetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * energetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy.
    • Cosmic rays are energetic particles from outer space.
    Those kids are so energetic : they want to run around playing all day.
  • Of or relating to energy.
    • energetic laws

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "energetic" is often applied: person, man, woman, child, life, material, particle, ion, healing, anatomy, etc. * Where non-English languages use an adjective analogous to "energetic", English often uses "energy" attributively: "energy efficiency" is much more common than "energetic efficiency".

    Derived terms

    * energetically