(a.) Finical; unduly particular.

accurate advertent agog alert all ears all eyes assiduous attentive aware careful choosy close concentrated conscientious conscious correct critical dainty delicate demanding detailed difficult diligent earnest elaborate exact exacting exigent exquisite fastidious fine finical finicking finikin full fuss-budgety fussy hard to please heedful intense intent intentive meticulous mindful minute narrow nice niggling nit-picking observant observing on the ball on the job open-eared open-eyed openmouthed particular pawky pernickety persnickety picayune picky precise precisianistic precisionistic punctilious punctual queasy refined regardful religious rigid rigorous scrupulous scrutinizing special specific squeamish strict subtle watchful