hyperfastidious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperfastidious
Adjective
  • Zink, who has lived in and around that city for many years, catalogs the ghosts that haunt it with a voice that is cool and fastidious and possessed of a screwball comic sensibility rooted in pain.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The exhaustingly prolific Kidman stars as a fastidious suburban teacher/wife/mom who suspects her optometrist hubby (Macfadyen) is hiding something from her and enlists the help of a cute high school shop teacher (Bernal) to expose those secrets in the very strange town of Holland, Michigan.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Javadi, in particular, seems unsure whether this experience has discouraged her from pursuing a career in emergency medicine.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The final contestants from Group C — Nessy, Mad Scientist Monster, and Yorkie — did not follow that particular decades trend, opting to jump around more in time instead.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Its path from European favorite to Argentine flagship was shaped by chance, disaster and the selective forces of climate and soil.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • At Westfields Sports High School, a selective school renowned for its athletic programs, Kennedy started to turn heads.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But our biggest gripe with the classic Cuisinart design is how finicky these elements can be.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The conditions that can foster a super bloom are finicky and delicate.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 July 2024
  • This Diamond Initial Necklace from Sarah O is dainty, beautiful, sparkly, and pairs super well with other pieces.
    Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • Gregory’s picky eating has been a long-running gag on the show, but when Erica bails on a hard-to-get reservation, Barbara encourages Gregory to fill in so Janine doesn’t have to cancel.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Van Pay and Baumert are picky about words.
    Jack Truesdale, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For the discriminating listener, the thousands spent outfitting a vehicle with a top-of-the-line amplifier, speakers, and subwoofers are all for naught if the source signal is a low-quality MP3 or Advanced Audio Coding music file.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010
  • If the United States is upset with a country over its human rights abuses, for example, reducing or even cutting off economic and diplomatic ties as punishment risks ceding influence to a less discriminating China.
    Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
Adjective
  • While tariffs may lead to consumers being more choosy, Link said the overall macroeconomic picture still looks positive, bolstered by lower interest rates, a steady job market and strong consumer savings.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And by that time in her career, Salonga could be choosy.
    Robert Ito, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Hyperfastidious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperfastidious. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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