puntigliarsi

Italian

Etymology

puntiglio (obstinacy) + -arsi (1st conjugation reflexive verbal suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pun.tiʎˈʎar.si/, [pun̪t̪iʎˈʎär̺s̪i]
  • Stress: puntigliàrsi
  • Hyphenation: pun‧ti‧gliar‧si

Verb

puntigliarsi

  1. (reflexive) to persist, insist
    Synonyms: impuntarsi, incaparbirsi, incaponirsi, insistere, ostinarsi, piccarsi
    Antonyms: accondiscendere, cedere, demordere, desistere, mollare

Conjugation

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