perfectionist

[ US /pɝˈfɛkʃənəst, pɝˈfɛkʃənɪst/ ]
[ UK /pəfˈɛkʃənˌɪst/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards
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How To Use perfectionist In A Sentence

  • Some people are perfectionists, constantly striving for excellence.
  • In recognition of this iconoclast, pioneer, perfectionist and undisputed king of the tailored suit, we present five things you didn't know about Armani -- the man and the empire.
  • Or again, he was an amazingly neat gardener, one might almost say a perfectionist.
  • DJ worked until late Thursday night (well, late for a 9 year old), making a cover for his report, rewording the report three or four times, making the cover over again… it's tough being a perfectionist.
  • She's such a perfectionist that she notices even the tiniest mistakes.
  • He was a perfectionist: no other hand but his could be put to the tasks of nailing and planing and staining. GALILEE
  • With the help of his friends, he turns to a corporate workaholic perfectionist lawyer.
  • Back when I was perfectionist youngster I would have taken each missed shot as a personal affront.
  • My surgeon had a national reputation and was known as a perfectionist. Roger Ebert: 'I'm happy I don't look worse'
  • Hence, Marxist perfectionists argue, resources in a communist society should be distributed so as to encourage people to achieve self-realization through cooperative production.
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