nitpicky

adjective

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  1. picky
  2. finicky
  3. fastidious
  4. fussy
  5. particular
  6. exacting
  7. discerning
  8. demanding
Adjective
  • Americans are not only picky about what goes between the slices of bread in a sandwich.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Both have kid’s menus with five options for picky eaters.
    Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of picky
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
  • That gives you more options for getting fussy cats in or out.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Sheen plays Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, while Tennant plays the fast-living demon Crowley.
    Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of fussy
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
  • 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
Adjective
  • First, audiences are more discerning than ever, seeking out the deeper truths behind appearances and brand promises.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Emmanuel Perrotin, of the eponymous mega-gallery with spaces in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Los Angeles, told ARTnews that his team has been less discerning when deciding which works go to Frieze and which to Art Basel Paris.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of discerning
Adjective
  • The dedicated graphics card is capable of 1080p gaming at medium settings just as long as the title isn’t too demanding and will help with any graphic design tasks.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Every iPhone 16 has 8 GB of RAM, yet that’s cutting it close for the most demanding titles and can lead to crashes.
    Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of demanding
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