fastidious Definition
fas·tidi·ous (fa stid′ē əs, fə-)
adjective
- not easy to please; very critical or discriminating
- refined in a too dainty or oversensitive way, so as to be easily disgusted
Etymology: ME < L fastidiosus < fastidium, a loathing, disgust < fastus, disdain, contempt, pride (< ? IE base *bhars-, projection, point, bristle) + taedium: see tedium
fastidious Related Forms
fas·tid′i·ously adverb
fas·tid′i·ous·ness noun
fastidious Synonyms
fastidious
modif.
fastidious Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- taste: The most fastidious tastes will be most charmed with such verses as these.. ... .
- attention: Our fastidious attention to detail is matched only by your own.
- approach: I would not, for example, expect an overly fastidious approach to objectivity from the Murdoch media empire.
- reader: The British Library copy shows signs of a rather fastidious reader.
- owner: Continental touches can be noticed in the excellent presentation, that reflects the good taste of the fastidious owners.
- man: The deceased, he explains, was " a fastidious man.
Modifying Another Word
- too: I was uneasy to think myself too fastidious, whilst I fancied Dr. Johnson quite satisfied.
- very: I'm normally very fastidious about citing my sources on this blog.
- so: We hear he is so fastidious about the branch's funds that he adds to them every time he finds coins on the floor.
- particularly: California is particularly fastidious in ensuring that drivers can see the current state of a traffic light.
- overly: I would not, for example, expect an overly fastidious approach to objectivity from the Murdoch media empire.
- quite: Guinea pigs are quite fastidious in their diet, and any sudden alteration in their diet may mean they stop eating.
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