Antonyms for overparticular


Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik-
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk-


Definition of overparticular

Origin :
  • late 14c., "pertaining to a single thing or person," from Old French particuler (14c., Modern French particulier) and directly from Late Latin particularis "of a part, concerning a small part," from Latin particula "particle" (see particle). Sense of "precise, exacting" first recorded 1814.
  • As in finical : adj finicky
  • As in choosy : adj fussy, discriminating
Example sentences :
  • From which of the two treasuries in his care expenses were paid, Gustavus was not overparticular.
  • Extract from : « Sweden » by Victor Nilsson
  • There are really three cases, if one wishes to be overparticular, corresponding to the three pairs of equal sides.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
  • She knew that the others thought she was fussy and overparticular, and that helped to make her thoroughly uncomfortable.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's House Party » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Mr. Lincoln was not overparticular in his matter of dress, and was also careless in his manners.
  • Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
  • We were slouches, I know, with rumpled hair and, I fear not overparticular as to our linen during the greater part of the week.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story » by Various
  • As a rule she was not overparticular, but just then she was in that state of nerves when little things fretted her.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

Synonyms for overparticular

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