Zapruderian

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English

Etymology

Zapruder +‎ -ian, named after Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970).

Adjective

Zapruderian (comparative more Zapruderian, superlative most Zapruderian)

  1. (uncommon) meticulous; obsessed
    • 2003, Daniel Nester, God Save My Queen: A Tribute, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 79:
      We play and replay the last tinked-up note at the end of the solo, Zapruderian—cold as hell in my primer-coated van.
    • 2010 October 17, Roger Ebert, “The storyteller and the stallion”, in RogerEbert.com:
      Films existed of the fight which, analyzed in Zapruderian detail, had more or less resolved the question.
    • 2016, Steven Amsterdam, The Easy Way Out, Quercus, →ISBN:
      Teddy's death gets replayed from all available angles on my monitor. I watch with Zapruderian intensity. Here's the frame where my too-open posture made them squirm.
    • 2021 April 29, Katherine Rosman, “Girl, Wash Your Timeline”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Now, online critics began to examine Ms. Hollis’s words, gestures and history in Zapruderian detail.