perfectionist

We learn that Mr. Margouleff is a kind of sonic perfectionist for whom even stereo is insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Emery's perfectionist streak makes his management of Villa a work of art, with work-rate, organisation and talent making for a top-class team.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

"I want to win everything, I want to be a perfectionist in everything. I'm a nightmare when we play Monopoly at home," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Some might call me a perfectionist, but there’s nothing wrong with trying to do a job right.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

In her view, not enough people understand that actors tend to be perfectionists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

“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