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fastidious

adjective

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Very attentive to details or demanding about cleanliness, taste, or standards.

The fastidious curator adjusted every frame before the opening.
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The exhibition catalog was nearly ready when Amara began its final review. A conscientious editor, she checked names and titles against the contributors' approved information instead of relying on memory. She was fastidious about consistent spacing and the alignment of captions, but she knew those details could not replace factual accuracy.
From The Care Behind a Clean Page.
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