ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fastidious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /fæsˈtɪdi.əs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Fastidious is an adjective meaning Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

Meaning

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

More Meanings

  1. Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
  2. Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
  3. (microbiology, of a microorganism) Having precise requirements for nutrition and environment (chemical and physical); especially, being difficult to culture because of those requirements.

Example Sentences

fastidious species
fastidious organism
You're too fastidious, and too indolent, and too rich.
As she cleaned the room daily, she knew it was against his fastidious nature to bring or have food in his room.

Synonyms for fastidious

Depending on context, synonyms include anal-retentive, choosy, conscientious, dainty, exacting, finical.

Antonyms for fastidious

Common opposites include careless, nonfastidious, sloppy, unconscientious, uncritical, unfastidious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include finicky, finical, pernickety, fussy, persnickety, meticulous.

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