| delicate(adjective, proper, refined, affected, virtuous) |
| nit-picking(adjective, severe, cross, unsympathetic, critical) |
| hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, tough, grim) |
| exact(adjective, careful, thorough, meticulous, painstaking) |
| hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, contrary, meticulous) |
| captious(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, meticulous) |
| strict(adjective, harsh, careful, precise, rigid) |
| discriminating(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise) |
| finicking(adjective, precise, critical, tidy, minute) |
| painstaking(adjective, character, behavior, thorough, meticulous) |
| pedantic(adjective, character, behavior, critical, pedant) |
| pernickety |
| rigorous(adjective, harsh, thoughtful, precise, sober) |
| diligent(adjective, thorough, meticulous, fastidious, painstaking) |
| minute |
| overcritical(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| prissy(adjective, particular, fussy) |
| prudish(adjective, informal, shy, strict, fussy) |
| querulous(adjective, fastidiousness) |
| rigid(adjective, tough, harsh, strict, thorough) |