ultrafastidious

Definition of ultrafastidiousnext

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Adjective
  • Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.
    Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales are fastidious about dropping off and picking up their kids from school, even with their busy royal schedules and a nanny.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Is this emotional state of particular interest to you?
    Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both reflect a deep passion for a particular place—Johnson’s Middle Tennessee, Hiaasen’s South Florida—and a mixture of exasperation and grief at the destruction of the natural world to make room for megamansions and toxic waste dumps.
    Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Researchers studied her cells by cultivating them in a laboratory and saw indications of a selective advantage, with healthy skin cells favored over diseased ones.
    Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And with the assistance of Iain Biggart, the former chief stalker of the Knoydart Foundation who serves as a liaison between the Henkels and the community, deer numbers are down through selective management.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Not everyone wants to travel with a portable steamer or trust notoriously finicky hotel irons to smooth out their clothing, so investing in wrinkle-free materials from the jump is a great way to cut down the obstacles between you and a day out enjoying your vacation.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The three-cushion stack is linked by elastic bands, so there are no finicky mechanisms to get lost in.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The gorgeous ring featured a stunning oval diamond rock alongside a pearl on a slender, dainty gold band.
    Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Add a dainty pastel tea kettle from Mackenzie Child to your kitchen or make your backyard loungeworthy with a wicker sofa for sunny afternoons.
    Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The hours were long, stressful, and emotionally demanding.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Wheeler coach Larry Thompson saw Landrew’s basketball IQ and physical toughness lead his team through some of its most demanding moments.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • While the monarch caterpillar will only eat milkweed, the gulf fritillary caterpillars are slightly less discriminating.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Special effects were progressing with varying results, but intelligent storytelling was leading the charge as viewers became more discriminating.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.
    Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 May 2021
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“Ultrafastidious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrafastidious. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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