old-maidish

adjective

Definition of old-maidishnext
as in particular
hard to please an old-maidish teacher who required that every essay be written in very formal English

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-maidish
  1. particular
  2. nice
  3. careful
  4. demanding
  5. dainty
  6. finicky
  7. fastidious
  8. exacting
Adjective
  • The bones used are those of cattle—in particular, metacarpals and metatarsals, which are found in the lower limbs.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Why should Californians care about this particular instance?
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of particular
Adjective
  • Two hundred of her closest family and friends made it on the nice list and were invited to her winter celebration.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The result improved on the efficiency of previous packings, while making use of a novel approach: Rather than packing spheres in a nice, organized way, as Viazovska had done, the mathematicians used graph theory to pack spheres in a very disorderly fashion.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of nice
Adjective
  • Going slowly and applying heat with a hair dryer can help reduce the risk of damage, but the difficulty of this process is a solid reason to be careful with your installation.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Identifying ground zero for the advent of Dengue Fever can be tricky, but careful research has identified Aquarius Records in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District as the primary origin of the infectiously melodic band.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • Watch it here, with a warning about his language: Season 2 will delve deeper into the personal and professional lives of NHL stars, offering viewers a 360-degree view of their lives both on and off the ice and sacrifice required to excel in one of the world’s most demanding sports.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Some squirrels at California’s college campuses have become infamous among students for their demanding behavior, even winning student elections, but they’ve never been seen hunting smaller rodents on such a widespread scale.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of demanding
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
  • Honda is also working to reduce the indirect costs of production, including power consumption even though the necessary temperature of building as solid-state batteries are less finicky during production (and usage).
    Jake Lingeman, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Mauritian women, a renewable source of cheap labor, might be trained to do the finicky work of drilling holes into jewels for luxury watches.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of finicky
Adjective
  • Even skeptics know the key personality traits of Zodiac signs: Virgos are fastidious, Scorpios can sting, and no matter how much fun Cancers have in the outside world, nothing beats a night in.
    Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There is going to be this look about her that’s very neat and clipped and tight and fastidious.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastidious
Adjective
  • By his fourth season, the team had a losing record and players were complaining that Bradley was too exacting.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of exacting
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