adjective
- excessively particular, critical, or hard to please; too concerned with minor details or standards of cleanliness, taste, or propriety
Usage: often used to describe someone who is unreasonably demanding or fussy
Examples
- She was overfastidious about the arrangement of furniture in her living room.
- His overfastidious nature made it difficult for him to enjoy casual dining experiences.
- The overfastidious editor rejected the manuscript over trivial grammatical concerns.
- Don't be overfastidious about the presentation; the content is what matters most.
- Her overfastidious standards for cleanliness exhausted everyone in the household.
- He was overfastidious about his clothing, refusing to wear anything that wasn't perfectly pressed.