hyperfastidious

adjective

Definition of hyperfastidiousnext
as in ultrafastidious

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  1. fastidious
  2. particular
  3. selective
  4. finicky
  5. dainty
  6. picky
  7. discriminating
  8. choosy
Adjective
  • Universal's Potter lands at its resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, Beijing and Osaka are famous for their fastidious attention to detail.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • One of the most beautiful women in the world during her lifetime, the former Princess of Wales was fastidious about getting her sleep.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of fastidious
Adjective
  • One day, Cole paged through an album whose acidic glues caused her particular anguish.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Shape-memory polymers can be programmed to return to a particular shape after exposure to a stimulus, often heat.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of particular
Adjective
  • Its work-in-progress was also one of five titles at the 2025 prestigious and highly selective Annecy Animation Showcase at the Cannes Festival’s Marché du Film.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The work builds on earlier research from Donghua professor Ye Chen’s group examining selective polyester recycling.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of selective
Adjective
  • Moisture trapped in the ground allows finicky crops such as onions and peanuts to grow.
    — Adrien Marotte, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Their odds of winning the World Series – a famously finicky task prone to small sample size flukes – were over 25%, one-in-four for one of baseball’s 30 teams.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of finicky
Adjective
  • Somewhere on a porch in rural Tennessee, the late Dolly Parton may have held up a dainty martini glass, sipping away as the orange sun set behind the Great Smokies.
    — Angela George, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The style features dazzling dainty straps intersecting across the toes and an ankle strap adorned with lemon and leaf ornaments.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dainty
Adjective
  • Some producers will get much more picky about that and spend a lot of time aligning the playing to the grid.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Violet helleborines are incredibly picky orchids, requiring a mature beech forest growing on a clay soil overlaid on chalk.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of picky
Adjective
  • Aphids Aphids are a common garden pest that is known for being non-discriminating.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
  • But this would require a more discriminating choice of clients, to avoid aiding wars like Saudi Arabia’s brutal campaign in Yemen or Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of discriminating
Adjective
  • And because Imax is not actively seeking a sale, simply entertaining offers, its executives can afford to be choosey.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Young adults are just getting choosier about when a drink is actually worth it, and the ripple effects are showing up in surveys, menus and social feeds.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of choosy
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