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fas·tid·i·ous

[fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-]
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

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


1. See particular.
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fastidious (fæˈstɪdɪəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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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Medical Dictionary

fastidious fas·tid·i·ous (fā-stĭd'ē-əs, fə-)
adj.

  1. Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.

  2. Difficult to please; exacting.

  3. Having complex nutritional requirements. Used of microorganisms.

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