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fussy(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, delicate)
18
finicky(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, delicate)
15
nice(adjective, accept, correct, delicate, informal)
15
picky(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, harsh)
14
dainty(adjective, accept, fine, delicate, informal)
14
particular(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, delicate)
13
fastidious(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, delicate)
9
choosy(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, informal)
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exacting(adjective, accept, fine, proper, careful)
7
careful(adjective, sharp, fine, harsh, proper)
5
finical(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, delicate)
3
critical(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise)
3
discriminating(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise)
2
overnice(adjective, affected, scrupulous, exaggerated)
2
queasy(meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
1
captious(meticulous, fussy, discriminating, fastidious)
1
easily disgusted(expression, meticulous, fussy, discriminating)
1
fussbudgety(meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
1
hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, scrupulous)
1
nit-picking(adjective, harsh, critical, rigid, strict)
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