拘泥こうでい Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb adhering to;being a stickler for;being particular about;worrying too much about 君はあまり字句に拘泥しすぎるよ。 You are too much letter-bound.