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puntigliarsi

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to be stubborn, to be obstinate [with in ‘in something desired’]
    Synonyms: impuntarsi, incaparbirsi, incaponirsi, insistere, ostinarsi, piccarsi
    Antonyms: accondiscendere, cedere, demordere, desistere, mollare

Conjugation

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