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fastidiousvery attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; having very high standards and being difficult to please

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; having very high standards and being difficult to please

Pronunciation (IPA): /fæˈstɪdiəs/

Korean meaning: 세부사항에 매우 까다로운, 완벽주의적인, 결벽증이 있는

Korean pronunciation: 패**스티**디어스

Example Sentences

  • My fastidious roommate arranges his socks by color and fabric type.
  • The chef was fastidious about ingredient quality, rejecting tomatoes that weren't perfectly ripe.
  • She's so fastidious that she irons her pajamas before going to bed.

fastidious

ADJECTIVE

//fæˈstɪdiəs//

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; having very high standards and being difficult to please

fastidious concept
💡 Concept

Extremely picky about every detail

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fastidious rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Being fastidious and meticulous can look ridiculous!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fæˈstɪdiəs/
🇬🇧 UK/fæˈstɪdiəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootfastidi
Suffix--ous

Origin

From Latin 'fastidiosus' meaning 'easily disgusted' or 'squeamish,' derived from 'fastidium' meaning 'disgust' or 'loathing.' The word entered English in the 16th century and evolved to mean meticulous and hard to please.

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🎵Rhyme

meticulousridiculousscrupulous
meticulous
ridiculous
scrupulous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My fastidious roommate arranges his socks by color and fabric type.

The chef was fastidious about ingredient quality, rejecting tomatoes that weren't perfectly ripe.

😄 Fun example

She's so fastidious that she irons her pajamas before going to bed.

His fastidious editing made the document error-free but took three times longer.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

meticulousparticularfinickypickyperfectionist

Antonyms

carelesssloppyundemanding

Related

preciseexactingdiscriminatingselective