Italian edit

Etymology edit

From puntiglio (obstinacy) +‎ -are +‎ -si.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pun.tiʎˈʎar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ti‧gliàr‧si

Verb edit

puntigliàrsi (first-person singular present mi puntìglio, first-person singular past historic mi puntigliài, past participle puntigliàto)

  1. to be stubborn, to be obstinate [+ in (something desired) = in]
    Synonyms: impuntarsi, incaparbirsi, incaponirsi, insistere, ostinarsi, piccarsi
    Antonyms: accondiscendere, cedere, demordere, desistere, mollare

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