fastidious

[ fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh- ]
/ fæˈstɪd i əs, fə- /
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adjective

excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.

Origin of fastidious

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

synonym study for fastidious

1. See particular.

OTHER WORDS FROM fastidious

Words nearby fastidious

fastback, fastball, fasten, fastener, fastening, fastidious, fastie, fastigiate, fastigium, fastness, fastuous

Words related to fastidious

choosy, discriminating, squeamish, exacting, finicky, fussy, captious, critical, dainty, demanding, difficult, hypercritical, nice, particular, persnickety, picky, punctilious, queasy, finical, nit-picky

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British Dictionary definitions for fastidious

fastidious
/ (fæˈstɪdɪəs) /

adjective

very critical; hard to please
excessively particular about details
exceedingly delicate; easily disgusted

Derived forms of fastidious

fastidiously, adverb fastidiousness, noun

Word Origin for fastidious

C15: from Latin fastīdiōsus scornful, from fastīdium loathing, from fastus pride + taedium weariness

Medical definitions for fastidious

fastidious
[ fă-stĭd′ē-əs, fə- ]

adj.

Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
Difficult to please; exacting.
Having complex nutritional requirements. Used of microorganisms.