different between punctilious vs energetic

English

Etymology

From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??k?t?li.?s/

Adjective

punctilious (comparative more punctilious, superlative most punctilious)

1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:meticulous

2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

   Synonyms: finicky, nitpicky, precise; see also Thesaurus:meticulous

   • 2009, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Semantics: an introduction to meaning in language

Derived terms

• punctiliously
• punctiliousness

Related terms

• point
• punctuate
• punctual
• punctuality
• punctuation

Translations

Further reading

• punctilious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• energetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From New Latin energeticus (16th c.), or its source, Ancient Greek ??????????? (energ?tikós), from ??????? (energé?, “to be active”), from ??????? (energós, “active”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??d??t?k/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n??d??t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k
• Hyphenation: en?er?get?ic

Adjective

energetic (comparative more energetic, superlative most energetic)

1. (sciences) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.]
2. Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous. [from 18th c.]
3. (obsolete) Having powerful effects; efficacious, potent. [17th–20th c.]

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

Related terms

• energetical

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French énergétique.

Adjective

energetic m or n (feminine singular energetic?, masculine plural energetici, feminine and neuter plural energetice)

1. energetic

Declension