Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pernickety | No | Yes | No | No |
fastidious | No | Yes | No | No |
pernickety (adjective) | fastidious (adjective) |
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characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness |
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures |