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111critical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exacting, captious, censorious, faultfinding, disparaging; judicious, accurate, analytical; decisive; urgent, crucial; dangerous, risky. See disapprobation, importance, detraction. II (Roget s IV)… …
112dainty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, exquisite; fastidious, neat; delicious. See beauty, taste, care, food. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Notable for fineness or fragility] Syn. delicate, fragile, petite, frail, thin, light,… …
113squeamish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. queasy, qualmish, nauseated; fearful, skittish, nervous; fastidious, picky; hypercritical. See unwillingness, taste.Ant., fearless, all consuming. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. finicky, fussy, mincing …
114careful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meticulous, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious, wary, circumspect, discreet, solicitous, concerned, deliberate, provident, conservative, prudent, particular, rigorous, fussy, finicky, prim, exacting, sober,… …
115persnickety — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fussy, fastidious, particular; see careful . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Very difficult to please: choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, squeamish. Informal …
116picky — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. fussy, choosy, discriminating, finicky, hard to please, particular, fastidious, meticulous. ANT.: easy to please, undiscriminating II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Informal. Very difficult to please: choosy,… …
117Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …
118meticulous — (adj.) 1530s, fearful, timid, from L. meticulosus fearful, timid, lit. full of fear, from metus fear, dread, apprehension, anxiety, of unknown origin. Sense of fussy about details is first recorded in English 1827, from Fr. méticuleux timorously… …
119choosey — adj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosy) choos·y || tʃuËzɪ adj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosey) …
120choosier — (choosey) adj. selective, finicky, fastidious, pickyadj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosy) choos·y || tʃuËzɪ adj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosey) …
