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   fas·tid·i·ous

   /faˈstidēəs/

   adjective

   • 1. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: "he chooses his words with fastidious care"
   • ▪ very concerned about matters of cleanliness: "the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. fastidiously adverb
   • 2. fastidiousness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fastidiousFastidious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FASTIDIOUS is extremely or excessively careful or detailed. How to use fastidious in a sentence. Fastidious Has a Disgusting Past

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFASTIDIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FASTIDIOUS definition: 1. giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect: 2…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fastidiousFastidious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Fastidious is a funny-sounding adjective from the Latin fastidium "loathing" that has several equally strange-sounding synonyms — persnickety, fussbudgety, finicky and punctilious. Fussy and hard to please will also do the trick.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFASTIDIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect: fastidious about He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed. having a strong dislike of anything dirty or unpleasant: They were too fastidious to eat in a fast-food restaurant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › fastidiousFASTIDIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Fastidious definition: excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please. See examples of FASTIDIOUS used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFASTIDIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that someone is fastidious, you mean that they pay great attention to detail because they like everything to be very neat, accurate, and in good order.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › fastidiousfastidious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of fastidious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.