fastidious
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i adjective
1.
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
2.
requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fastīdiōsus squeamish, equivalent to fastīdi(um) lack of appetite, disgust, perhaps by syncope of *fastutīdium (fastu-, combining form of fastus pride, conceit + -tīdium combining form of taedium tedium) + -ōsus -ous
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fastīdiōsus squeamish, equivalent to fastīdi(um) lack of appetite, disgust, perhaps by syncope of *fastutīdium (fastu-, combining form of fastus pride, conceit + -tīdium combining form of taedium tedium) + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
fastidious (fæˈstɪdɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | very critical; hard to please |
| 2. | excessively particular about details |
| 3. | exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted |
| [C15: from Latin fastīdiōsus scornful, from fastīdium loathing, from fastus pride + taedium weariness] | |
| fas'tidiously | |
| —adv | |
| fas'tidiousness | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fastidious
mid-15c., "full of pride," from L. fastidiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing," most likely from *fastu-taidiom, a compound of fastus "contempt, arrogance" and tædium "aversion, disgust." Early use in Eng. was in both passive and active senses. Meaning "squeamish, over-nice"
emerged in English 1610s. Related: Fastidiously; fastidiousness.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
fastidious fas·tid·i·ous (fā-stĭd'ē-əs, fə-)
adj.
Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
Difficult to please; exacting.
Having complex nutritional requirements. Used of microorganisms.
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Example sentences
Even at the less extreme camps, security procedures remain fastidious.
Within the fastidious world of opera fans, one group deserves special mention.
Fastidious about facts and dates, he talks at great speed and with an unusual, exhausting intensity.
Rabbits are fastidious animals and will frequently groom themselves.
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