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penibel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
  • particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  • pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

Senses

penibel is used for these senses in English:

  • fastidious Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
  • particular (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
  • particular Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
  • pernickety (chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

fastidious — full definition

  1. adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
  2. adj (biology) Needing very specific conditions or nutrients to grow, and therefore difficult to culture.

particular — full definition

  1. adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  2. adj Especially notable or great.
  3. adj Fussy or hard to please, wanting things done exactly a certain way.

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