Old-maidish
Old-maidish adjective - Hard to please.
Usage example: an old-maidish teacher who required that every essay be written in very formal English
Scrupulous and old-maidish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scrupulous" instead an adjective phrase "Old-maidish".
Scrupulous
Scrupulous adjective - Guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong.
Old-maidish and scrupulous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old-maidish" instead an adjective "Scrupulous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dainty and old-maidish
- dainty and scrupulous
- nice and old-maidish
- nice and scrupulous
- particular and old-maidish
- particular and scrupulous
- proper and old-maidish
- proper and scrupulous
- critical and old-maidish
- critical and scrupulous
- delicate and old-maidish
- delicate and scrupulous
- demanding and old-maidish
- demanding and scrupulous
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