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35
fussy(adjective, accept, tough, sharp, fine)
29
particular(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, informal)
27
fastidious(adjective, accept, tough, sharp, fine)
25
finicky(adjective, accept, tough, sharp, fine)
19
exacting(adjective, accept, tough, severe, fine)
14
critical(adjective, upset, sharp, fine, unhappy)
13
persnickety(adjective, accept, sharp, fine, harsh)
12
punctilious(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
9
demanding(adjective, tough, severe, grim, critical)
9
scrupulous(adjective, tough, severe, fine, firm)
6
conscientious(adjective, meticulous, fastidious, painstaking)
6
diligent(adjective, precise, meticulous, fastidious)
6
nit-picking(adjective, harsh, critical, rigid, strict)
5
careful(adjective, sharp, fine, harsh, proper)
5
priggish(adjective, precise, meticulous, fastidious)
4
painstaking(adjective, precise, meticulous)
4
perfectionist(adjective, careful, scrupulous)
3
conscionable(adjective, meticulous, painstaking)
3
exact(adjective, meticulous, painstaking)
3
heedful(adjective, meticulous, painstaking)
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