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fussbudgety(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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hard
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hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, demanding, scrupulous)
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high-hat
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literal(adjective, fastidious)
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methodical(adjective, fastidious)
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niggling(adjective, critical, finicky, overcritical, censorious)
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nit-picking(adjective, harsh, critical, rigid, strict)
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nit-picky(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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not alike
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old-maidish
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onerous
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overdelicate(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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pawky
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perspicacious(adjective, fastidious)
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priggish(adjective, fastidious)
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prim(adjective, fastidious)
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proper(adjective, fastidious)
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qualmish(adjective, fastidious)
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sensitive(sharp, refined, critical, discerning, astute)
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