persnicketiness

noun

Definition of persnicketinessnext
as in fastidiousness

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  1. subtlety
  2. care
  3. truth
Noun
  • The film, the first entry in the Marvel universe with a female lead, channels the spirit of the 1990s both in its setting and in style, with heaping spoonfuls of Samuel L. Jackson and all the plot and subtlety of a blockbuster action movie.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For Henry James, characters lacking Jamesian subtlety are likely to fail the audition.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of subtlety
Noun
  • From comments that the British public submitted to the National Health Service in response to a call for suggestions on ways to improve its care. Tax the rich. Establish drop-in centers in supermarkets.
    Harper's Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Saad, the Virginia Tech professor, said that AI has helped bring faster diagnostics by quickly giving doctors a starting point to launch from when determining a patient’s care.
    Matt O’Brien and Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of care
Noun
  • In truth, a coach isn’t needed to come up with these agreements, but in my experience, some teams don’t prioritize them.
    Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There actually seems to be some truth to that adage, research suggests.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of truth
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