6
squeamish(adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy, fastidious)
6
strict(adjective, fastidiousness, captious)
5
fault-finding(adjective, severe, cross, critical, contrary)
5
caviling(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
5
disapproving(adjective, opinion, description, judgement, judgmental)
5
meticulous(adjective, demanding, fussy, fastidious, exacting)
5
quibbling(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
4
condemnatory(adjective, opinion, description, judgement, judgmental)
4
critic
4
dainty(adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating)
4
delicate(adjective, sick, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
4
finical(adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating)
4
hair-splitting(adjective, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic, captious)
4
negative(adjective, opinion, description, judgement, judgmental)
4
reproachful(adjective, severe, harsh, critical, demanding)
3
persnickety(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict, meticulous)
3
too critical
3
careful(adjective, fastidious)
3
choosy(adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy, fastidious)
3
difficult(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict, meticulous)
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