niminy-piminy

adjective

Definition of niminy-piminynext
as in particular

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for niminy-piminy
  1. particular
  2. prissy
  3. prim
  4. finicky
  5. fastidious
  6. dainty
  7. choosy
  8. exacting
Adjective
  • The board says the standard has driven major changes in the state’s fuel market — in particular, the rapid adoption of renewable diesel made from vegetable oil.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • One particular viral trend that the app can’t seem to shake?
    Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of particular
Adjective
  • Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.
    Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023
Definition of prissy
Adjective
  • Gomez and her boyfriend, producer Benny Blanco, chose a classic couples' costume for their weekend celebration, with Gomez looking prim and proper in a blonde wig and dusty blue Rodarte gown to play the role of Alice.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
  • This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of prim
Adjective
  • We’re blessed this week with two crew nights out and a guest being finicky about drink garnishes.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That’s when an oven thermometer becomes an essential kitchen tool for making sure your most finicky baked goods or your holiday dinner’s main course comes out correctly and on time.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of finicky
Adjective
  • No — your daughter is being overly fastidious, as daughters sometimes are.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The labs of the Middle East have never been as fastidious as the Bulgarian ones were about copying captagon.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fastidious
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
Definition of dainty
Adjective
  • As the consumer gets increasingly choosy , Ma said Costco is also a preferable play because of its focus on value.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.
    David Moin, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of choosy
Adjective
  • The painter’s attempts to capture reality — so exacting, so careful, so prepared — end in what looks like failure.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
  • The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of exacting
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