overparticular
Example Sentences
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I’m not just being overparticular here about a slightly irritating stylistic quirk.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2013
For this reason, I salute the contestants of University Challenge and Only Connect for their indefatigability and obstinate dedication to the overparticular.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012
She knew that the others thought she was fussy and overparticular, and that helped to make her thoroughly uncomfortable.
From The Little Colonel's House Party by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
Mr. Lincoln was not overparticular in his matter of dress, and was also careless in his manners.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Henry Llewellyn Williams
But the red fox was not overparticular just then.
From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
