Fastidiousness

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252. Fastidiousness (See also Punctuality.)

  1. Fogg, Phileas entire life tuned to precise schedule. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days ]
  2. Linkinwater, Tim handles minutest details with order and precision. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby ]
  3. Morris the cat finicky eater; eats only 9-Lives. [TV: Wallechinsky, 129]
  4. Steva Jenufas new scar cools his adulterous ardor. [Czech Opera: Janacek, Jenufa, Westerman, 407]
  5. Unger, Felix for him, godliness is next to cleanliness. [Am. Lit.: The Odd Couple ; Am. Cinema: The Odd Couple; TV : The Odd Couple in Terrace, II, 160161]

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