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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.

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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. 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.

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   Define fastidious. fastidious synonyms, fastidious pronunciation, fastidious translation, English dictionary definition of fastidious. adj. 1. Showing or acting with careful attention to detail: a fastidious scholar; fastidious research. 2. Difficult to please; exacting: "The club is also...

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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.

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

8. 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]

9. 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.

10. 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.

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    fastidious meaning, definition, what is fastidious: very careful about small details in your...: Learn more.