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fastidious
[ fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh- ]
/ fƦĖstÉŖd i És, fÉ- /
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adjective
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
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Origin of fastidious
synonym study for fastidious
1. See particular.
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Words nearby fastidious
fast follower, fast food, fast-fooder, fast forward, fast ice, fastidious, fastie, fastigiate, fastigium, fast lane, fast motion
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British Dictionary definitions for fastidious
fastidious
/ (fƦĖstÉŖdÉŖÉs) /
adjective
very critical; hard to please
excessively particular about details
exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted
Derived forms of fastidious
fastidiously, adverbfastidiousness, nounWord Origin for fastidious
C15: from Latin fastÄ«diÅsus scornful, from fastÄ«dium loathing, from fastus pride + taedium weariness
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