fastidious
[fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
adjective
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
Origin of fastidious
Synonym study
1. See particular.
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Related Words for fastidiousness
meticulousness, carefulness, preciseness, punctiliousness, care, fussiness, painstakingExamples from the Web for fastidiousness
Historical Examples of fastidiousness
Heyst's dread arose, not out of shame or timidity, but from his fastidiousness.
VictoryJoseph Conrad
The attitude of warding off reveals itself as fastidiousness and as bashfulness.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
But all the rich tremble before the fastidiousness of the poor.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles DickensG. K. Chesterton
Then I found you, Elfride, and I felt for the first time that my fastidiousness was a blessing.
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy
Too much attention to dress and appearance is fastidiousness.
Practical EthicsWilliam DeWitt Hyde
fastidious
adjective
Word Origin for fastidious
C15: from Latin fastīdiōsus scornful, from fastīdium loathing, from fastus pride + taedium weariness
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fastidious
[fă-stĭd′ē-əs, fə-]
adj.
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