particular
adjective
of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general.
overparticular
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a word derived from
particular.
Example Sentences
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I’m not just being overparticular here about a slightly irritating stylistic quirk.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2013
For this reason, I salute the contestants of University Challenge and Only Connect for their indefatigability and obstinate dedication to the overparticular.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012
He was never an impetuous man; always a thoughtful and methodical one, and always overparticular in respecting the courtesies of life.
From Tides of Barnegat by Francis Hopkinson Smith
When it was a matter of those foreign gentlemen, German barons, Italian counts, Austrian princes, and so on, I was extremely particular, perhaps overparticular.
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
Mr. Lincoln was not overparticular in his matter of dress, and was also careless in his manners.
From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Henry Llewellyn Williams
