Zapruderian

English

Etymology

From 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^[1]:

     Films existed of the fight which, analyzed in Zapruderian detail, had more or less resolved the question.

   • 2016, Steven Amsterdam, The Easy Way Out‎^[2], 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^[3], →ISSN:

     Now, online critics began to examine Ms. Hollis’s words, gestures and history in Zapruderian detail.