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Too fussy, really
Overnice means excessively fastidious or refined—nice to a fault.
Someone overnice about manners fusses over trivial breaches of etiquette.
The word suggests that the person's standards have crossed from admirable into annoying: Don't be overnice about the wording; just get the point across.
Excessively attentive to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
particular · squeamish · dainty · delicate · overparticular · precious · prissy · overrefined
Excessively prone to censure
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
carping · overcritical · quibbling · hairsplitting · pedantic · caviling · demanding · exacting
Consumed by fixation
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- scrupulousThorough and principled
painstaking · thorough · precise · detail-oriented · flawless · immaculate · faultless · rigorous
Surpassing reasonable bounds
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- overrefinedExcessively cultivated or delicate
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- imprudentLacking careful forethought
fastidious
Excessively attentive to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
fussy · particular · squeamish · dainty · delicate · overparticular · precious · prissy · overrefined · overdelicate
hypercritical
Excessively prone to censure
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
censorious · carping · overcritical · quibbling · hairsplitting · pedantic · caviling · demanding · exacting · harsh
obsessive
Consumed by fixation
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
scrupulous · painstaking · thorough · precise · detail-oriented · flawless · immaculate · faultless · rigorous
excessive
Surpassing reasonable bounds
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- overrefinedExcessively cultivated or delicate
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds