fastidious

[ fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh- ]
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adjective
  1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.

  2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.

Origin of fastidious

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fastīdiōsus “squeamish,” from fastīdi(um) “lack of appetite, disgust” (perhaps from fastu(s) “pride, conceit” + -tīdium, combining form of taedium tedium) + -ōsus -ous

synonym study For fastidious

1. See particular.

Other words from fastidious

  • fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun
  • hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective
  • hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • hy·per·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun
  • non·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective
  • non·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • non·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun
  • o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective
  • o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun
  • ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective
  • ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • ul·tra·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun
  • un·fas·tid·i·ous, adjective
  • un·fas·tid·i·ous·ly, adverb
  • un·fas·tid·i·ous·ness, noun

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How to use fastidious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fastidious

fastidious

/ (fæˈstɪdɪəs) /


adjective
  1. very critical; hard to please

  2. excessively particular about details

  1. exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted

Origin of fastidious

1
C15: from Latin fastīdiōsus scornful, from fastīdium loathing, from fastus pride + taedium weariness

Derived forms of fastidious

  • fastidiously, adverb
  • fastidiousness, noun

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