Critical
Critical adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
Usage example: adults tend to be critical of teenagers' taste in music and movies
Fussy is a synonym for critical in querulous topic. In some cases you can use "Fussy" instead an adjective "Critical", when it comes to topics like fault-finding.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Kirk Douglas admits that the young director for Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick is really fussy and critical, but Douglas says that the worst of it is that Kubrick is right.
Source: Film / Trumbo
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