Which adjective could substitute for the phrase "a perfectionist" and most closely maintain the connotative meaning of the following sentence?

Being a perfectionist, he never let anyone else read his work until he considered it publishable.

accurate

cautious

scrupulous

fastidious

Question

Which adjective could substitute for the phrase "a perfectionist" and most closely maintain the connotative meaning of the following sentence? 


 Being a perfectionist, he never let anyone else read his work until he considered it publishable. 



accurate 



cautious



scrupulous 



fastidious

anonymous · Answer

fastidious

anonymous · Answer

I believe it's scrupulous. It refers to a person or object being attentive to detail. Fastidious is just an adjective. We're replacing "a perfectionist" which refers to the person so I believe scrupulous makes sense.

anonymous · Answer

You know that one is probably right, good call man