as in finickiness
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Recent Examples of fastidiousness
Or is this a kind of fastidiousness of yours?
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Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The filmmaking is precise and refined, but free of the self-conscious fastidiousness that often passes for style on the international festival circuit.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The filmmaking is precise and refined, but free of the self-conscious fastidiousness that often passes for style on the international festival circuit.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastidiousness
fussiness
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Pebsworth also raised concerns about CDC data showing irritability or fussiness in some infants who received the hepatitis B vaccine.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Fastidiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastidiousness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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