pernickety
Excessively detail-obsessed
Pernickety means excessively fussy about small details, demanding that things be just so.
Someone pernickety might reject a document for a minor formatting error or send back a dish because the garnish is wrong: She's pernickety about how the towels are folded.
The word is British; Americans usually say persnickety.
Excessively attentive to detail
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- faddishTemporarily in vogue
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
squeamish · hard-to-please · overparticular · selective · discerning · demanding · exacting · prissy
Thorough and principled
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
painstaking · conscientious · rigorous · perfectionist · assiduous · exacting · precise · detail-oriented
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
- pettifoggingFussing over trivialities
- trivialLacking significance or weight
niggling · minutiae · trifling · technicality · legalistic · punctilious · overscrupulous · literalist
Seeking out imperfections
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
judgmental · disapproving · overcritical · harsh · unforgiving · nitpicker · complaining · querulous
fastidious
Excessively attentive to detail
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- faddishTemporarily in vogue
dainty · squeamish · hard-to-please · overparticular · selective · discerning · demanding · exacting · prissy · stickler
scrupulous
Thorough and principled
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
methodical · painstaking · conscientious · rigorous · perfectionist · assiduous · exacting · precise · detail-oriented · punctilious
hair-splitting
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- pedanticExcessively concerned with minor rules
- pettifoggingFussing over trivialities
trivial · niggling · minutiae · trifling · technicality · legalistic · punctilious · overscrupulous · literalist
faultfinding
Seeking out imperfections
- hypercriticalExcessively prone to censure
- captiousGiven to petty criticism
- carpingTrivial persistent criticism
censorious · judgmental · disapproving · overcritical · harsh · unforgiving · nitpicker · complaining · querulous · caviling
- Fussy traitsfussy, nitpicking, fastidious, meticulous, punctilious
pernicketyeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
undemanding · unfussy · laid-back · lax · permissive