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   fastidious

   /faˈstɪdɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail: "she dressed with fastidious care"
   • ▪ very concerned about matters of cleanliness: "the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers 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. 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.

3. 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

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

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   fastidious. (fæstɪdiəs ) 1. adjective. 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. ...her fastidious attention to historical detail. He was fastidious about his appearance. [ + about]

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

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

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfastidious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (sometimes disapproving) not liking things to be dirty or untidy. The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty. Word Origin. See fastidious in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: fastidious. Definition of fastidious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFASTIDIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FASTIDIOUS definition: Someone who is fastidious wants every detail of something to be correct and perfect.. Learn more.

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

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   Definitions of fastidious. adjective. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness. “a fastidious and incisive intellect” “ fastidious about personal cleanliness” synonyms: choosey, choosy. difficult to please. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › fastidious_adjfastidious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective fastidious mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fastidious, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFASTIDIOUS - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    A complete guide to the word "FASTIDIOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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