fastidiousness
Example Sentences
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The overwhelming public perception of OCD is that it is an obsession with cleaning, tidying and symmetry, a fastidiousness seen in characters like Monica Geller from Friends.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Fans and scholars have retrospectively diagnosed the character as being on the spectrum, and you can easily find essays and discussions as to whether Poirot’s fastidiousness at least borders on OCD.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
In matters of law, however, isn’t fastidiousness — concern for accuracy and detail — what you want?
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022
His fastidiousness has never calcified into a streamlined process.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022
She found his fastidiousness and complete lack of humor touching and longed to introduce him to the idea of delight.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
