kleinlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anal adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- exacting adjective Demanding a lot from people; hard to satisfy.
- fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
- finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
- fussy adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
- particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
- petty adj Minor or unimportant, especially compared to more serious matters.
Senses
kleinlich is used for these senses in English:
- anal (psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- anal-retentive (by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.
- captious Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
- exacting Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
- fastidious Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
- fastidious Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
- finicky (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- particular Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
anal — full definition
- adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- adj Excessively focused on neatness, order, or small details; fussy and controlling (informal, short for "anal-retentive").
exacting — full definition
- adjective Demanding a lot from people; hard to satisfy.
- adjective Requiring great care, precision, or effort to do properly.