perfectionist

After the thrashing by the United States, Bielsa spoke openly about his own difficulties in relating to people, describing himself as a "toxic perfectionist".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Are these three subtitle terms — codependent, perfectionist, people-pleasing — interchangeable or interlinked?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

People who know Magyar personally say he is a perfectionist with a short temper but who will apologise for his shortcomings.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

The Hungarian photographer thought his American peers were overly perfectionist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

He gave Rigo’s address for replies, and there were some responses, but none met his perfectionist standards, and ultimately, he nixed them all.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But it is a game that still attracts more than its share of perfectionists.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

That intrinsic level of care is present in “Hard Truths,” but without the fussiness that often feels present in films made by notorious perfectionists.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

Clerks are type-A perfectionists, and all they want to do is do the job and do it right.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2024

But Palumbo, one of opera’s most mild-mannered yet most unrelenting perfectionists, was still making sure that the singers’ intonation was flawless, still fine-tuning the placement of the first note in a certain phrase.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

“And it’s a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt