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/pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ · noun
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards..
I have read in some of our perfectionists enough to make a better man than myself either run into madness or despair about the grace you mention […].
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Perfectionist means Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards..
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I have read in some of our perfectionists enough to make a better man than myself either run into madness or despair about the grace you mention […].
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