niminy-piminy

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Adjective
  • Reflecting the pervasive textural rtw trends were more tactile luxe materials; patent, python, and eel skin in particular.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Opinionated early American journalism At the nation’s founding, the very first newspapers were highly partisan, supporting and receiving much of their funding from particular political parties and government subsidies.
    Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.
    Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Their outfits speak to the juxtaposition of prim and proper styling alongside deconstructed looks on the pavement outside of presentations.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There were enveloping officer’s overcoats, high-gloss leather jackets, prim gowns affixed with fur accents and stark black suits.
    Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But our biggest gripe with the classic Cuisinart design is how finicky these elements can be.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rapley also claims that children who are baby-led, rather than spoon-fed, become less finicky eaters.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Modernized guestrooms with a quasi Victorian feel While the Del’s public spaces and façade required fastidious attention to the hotel’s historic heritage, that’s not so much a priority when updating the décor of the Victorian’s guestrooms, said Marshall.
    Lori Weisberg, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Several years ago, a pair of fastidious geographers attempted to conduct a census of islands, putting the global total at 5,675, if by island one means a body of land, larger than ten square kilometers but smaller than a continent, encircled by water.
    Donovan Hohn, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Adjective
  • One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 July 2024
  • This Diamond Initial Necklace from Sarah O is dainty, beautiful, sparkly, and pairs super well with other pieces.
    Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • As the consumer gets increasingly choosy , Ma said Costco is also a preferable play because of its focus on value.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.
    David Moin, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • For the two musical interludes, Gaga was at her most exacting and confrontational.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Ko enters this week with 22 victories and as only the 25th player to earn the requisite 27 points in arguably the most exacting Hall of Fame qualification system in sports.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
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