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Meaning of fastidious in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /fæˈstɪdiəs/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    fastidious

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium‘loathing’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th century

    Definitions

    1. giving and careful attention to detail

    Examples

    • « hard to please »
    • « excessively concerned with cleanliness »
    • « a fastidious and incisive intellect »
    • « fastidious about personal cleanliness »

    Synonyms

    • choosy
    • choosey
    • dainty
    • nice
    • overnice
    • prissy
    • squeamish
    • finical
    • finicky
    • fussy
    • particular
    • old-maidish
    • old-womanish
    • meticulous
    • picky
    • pernickety
    • persnickety

    Antonyms

    • unfastidious
  2. 2. having complicated nutritional requirements

    Examples

    • « especially growing only in special artificial cultures »
    • « fastidious microorganisms »
    • « certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements »

    Antonyms

    • unfastidious

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