Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.

Roget 932: disapproving etc. v.; scandalized.    disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory^†, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive, objurgatory^†, clamorous, vituperative; defamatory etc. 934.    satirical, sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, dry, sharp, cutting, biting, severe, withering, trenchant, hard upon; censorious, critical, captious, carping, hypercritical; fastidious etc. 868; sparing of praise, grudging praise.    disapproved, chid etc. v.; in bad odor, blown upon, unapproved; unblest^†; at a discount, exploded; weighed in the balance and found wanting.    blameworthy, reprehensible etc. (guilt) 947; to blame, worthy of blame; answerable, uncommendable, exceptionable, not to be thought of; bad etc. 649; vicious etc. 945.    unlamented, unbewailed^†, unpitied^†.    ... show more

Roget 822: sensible, sensitive; impressible, impressionable; susceptive, susceptible; alive to, impassionable^†, gushing; warm hearted, tender hearted, soft hearted; tender as a chicken; soft, sentimental, romantic; enthusiastic, highflying^†, spirited, mettlesome, vivacious, lively, expressive, mobile, tremblingly alive; excitable etc. 825; oversensitive, without skin, thin-skinned; fastidious etc. 868.    ... show more

Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures:
— Fastidious microorganisms.

synonym: exacting.

Roget 868: fastidious, nice, delicate, delicat^†, finical, finicky, demanding, meticulous, exacting, strict, anal [Vulg.], difficult, dainty, lickerish^†, squeamish, thin-skinned; squeasy^†, queasy; hard to please, difficult to please; querulous, particular, straitlaced, scrupulous; censorious etc. 932; hypercritical; overcritical.    ... show more