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71dainty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, exquisite; fastidious, neat; delicious. See beauty, taste, care, food. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Notable for fineness or fragility] Syn. delicate, fragile, petite, frail, thin, light,… …
72fastidious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. finicky, [over]nice, fussy, crotchety. See taste. Ant., gross, tasteless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. squeamish, overnice, meticulous; see careful , particular 3 , squeamish . See Synonym Study at… …
73mealymouthed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. evasive, insincere. See falsehood, courtesy. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. euphemistic, insincere, indirect, mincing, delicate, overnice, prim, oversubtle, roundabout, honeyed, vague. ANT.:… …
74particular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. demanding, painstaking, meticulous; definite, specific; fussy, finicky, per[s]nickety, overnice; special, outstanding; personal; precise, exact. See taste, importance. n. fact, specification, datum …
75prissy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, priggish, prim; sissified, effeminate. See female. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. *goody goody, straitlaced, prudish, prim, *goody two shoes, overnice, fussy, fastidious, particular,… …
76dainty — I. a. 1. Delicious, savory, nice, delicate, tender, palatable, luscious, toothsome. 2. Elegant, delicate, beautiful, neat, fine. 3. Fastidious, squeamish, scrupulous, overnice. II. n. Delicacy, tidbit, titbit, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate… …
77nice — 1 Nice, dainty, fastidious, finicky, finicking, finical, particular, fussy, squeamish, persnickety, pernickety can all mean exacting or displaying exacting standards (as in selection, judgment, or workmanship). Nice (see also CORRECT, DECOROUS)… …
78qualm — qualm, scruple, compunction, demur can all denote a feeling of doubt or hesitation as to the rightness or wisdom of something one is doing or is about to do. Qualm implies an uneasy, often a sickening, sensation that one is not following the… …
79affected — I adj 1. influenced, swayed, acted upon, played upon, worked upon; changed, altered, modified, transformed; concerned, interested. 2.(all as by climate, disease, etc.) struck, attacked, afflicted; injured, impaired, hurt, harmed; seized, gripped …
80dainty — adj 1. exquisite, delicate, fine; beautiful, lovely, pretty, fair, goodlooking, handsome, comely, becoming, flattering; tasteful, refined, elegant, graceful, artistic, aesthetic; neat, petite, smart, trim, minion, fine, natty, spruce, Chiefly… …
