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

But the red fox was not overparticular just then.

From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

As a rule she was not overparticular, but just then she was in that state of nerves when little things fretted her.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)

He was never an impetuous man; always a thoughtful and methodical one, and always overparticular in respecting the courtesies of life.

From Tides of Barnegat by Smith, Francis Hopkinson