4
deliberate(adjective, complete, total, exact, alert)
4
detail-oriented(adjective, person)
4
difficult(adjective, fastidiousness)
4
distrustful(adjective, incredulity)
4
fair-minded(adjective, reasonable, honest, fair, pure)
4
guarded(adjective, careful, thoughtful, sober, cautious)
4
hypercritical(adjective, fussy, fastidious, fastidiousness)
4
ingenuous(open, free, honest, plain, fair)
4
laborious
4
narrow
4
orderly(adjective, care, exact, careful, regular)
4
persevering(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
4
provident(adjective, deliberate, alert, careful, thoughtful)
4
prudent(adjective, deliberate, alert, careful, shy)
4
qualmish(adjective, fussy, fastidious)
4
querulous(adjective, fastidiousness)
4
selective(adjective, exact, certain, precise, specific)
4
suspicious(adjective, cautious, wary, watchful, incredulity)
4
unerring(adjective, correct, honest, solid, exact)
3
censorious
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