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  • 51Squeamishness — Squeamish Squeam ish (skw[=e]m [i^]sh), a. [OE. squaimous, sweymous, probably from OE. sweem, swem, dizziness, a swimming in the head; cf. Icel. sveimr a bustle, a stir, Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one, Icel. svimi a… …

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  • 54precise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exact, accurate, definite, punctilious; fastidious; unbending, rigid; prim, precious. See rightness, truth. Ant., imprecise. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Exact] Syn. accurate, correct, well defined,… …

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  • 55squeamish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. queasy, qualmish, nauseated; fearful, skittish, nervous; fastidious, picky; hypercritical. See unwillingness, taste.Ant., fearless, all consuming. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. finicky, fussy, mincing …

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  • 56careful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meticulous, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious, wary, circumspect, discreet, solicitous, concerned, deliberate, provident, conservative, prudent, particular, rigorous, fussy, finicky, prim, exacting, sober,… …

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  • 57fussy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fastidious, particular, meticulous; see careful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. particular, picky, choosy, meticulous, persnickety, discriminating, finicky, fastidious, dainty, hard to please, nit picking. ANT.:… …

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  • 58choosier — (choosey) adj. selective, finicky, fastidious, pickyadj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosy) choos·y || tʃuːzɪ adj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosey) …

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  • 59choosiest — (choosey) adj. particular, selective, finicky, fastidious, pickyadj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosy) choos·y || tʃuːzɪ adj. selective, fussy, fastidious, picky (also choosey) …

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  • 60choice — n Choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election are comparable when they mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. Choice usually implies the right or the privilege to choose freely from a number (as of persons,… …

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