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Synonyms & Antonyms of old-maidish
hard to please
- an old-maidish teacher who required that every essay be written in very formal English
Synonyms for old-maidish
- choosy
- (or choosey),
- dainty,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- fastidious,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- fussbudgety,
- fussy,
- nice,
- particular,
- pernickety
- [chiefly British],
- persnickety,
- picky
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“Old-maidish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-maidish. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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