fastidious vs hair-splitting

fastidious

adj
  • Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness. 

  • Difficult to please; quick to find fault. 

  • Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness. 

hair-splitting

noun
  • the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people. 

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