"overparticular" meaning in English

See overparticular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overparticular [comparative], most overparticular [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From over- + particular. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|particular}} over- + particular Head templates: {{en-adj}} overparticular (comparative more overparticular, superlative most overparticular)
  1. Excessively picky or fastidious.
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