Fastidious — Fas*tid i*ous, a. [L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr. fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance (of uncertain origin) + taedium loathing. Cf. {Tedious}, {Fash}.] Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fastidious — index conscientious, diligent, discriminating (judicious), meticulous, particular (exacting), precise … Law dictionary
fastidious — mid 15c., full of pride, from L. fastidiosus disdainful, squeamish, exacting, from fastidium loathing, squeamishness, most likely from *fastu taidiom, a compound of fastus contempt, arrogance and taedium aversion, disgust. Early use in English… … Etymology dictionary
fastidious — finicky, finicking, finical, particular, fussy, *nice, dainty, squeamish, persnickety, pernickety Analogous words: exacting, demanding (see DEMAND vb): Critical, hypercritical, captious: Careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous Contrasted… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fastidious — [adj] very careful, meticulous captious, choosy, critical, dainty, demanding, difficult, discriminating, easily disgusted, exacting, finical, finicky, fussbudgety*, fussy, hard to please*, hypercritical, nice, nit picky, overdelicate, overnice,… … New thesaurus
fastidious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very attentive to accuracy and detail. 2) very concerned about matters of cleanliness. DERIVATIVES fastidiously adverb fastidiousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «disagreeable, distasteful»: from Latin fastidium loathing … English terms dictionary
fastidious — [fa stid′ē əs, fəstid′ē əs] adj. [ME < L fastidiosus < fastidium, a loathing, disgust < fastus, disdain, contempt, pride (< ? IE base * bhars , projection, point, BRISTLE) + taedium: see TEDIUM] 1. not easy to please; very critical or … English World dictionary
fastidious — adj. fastidious about (fastidious about one s appearance) * * * [fæ stɪdɪəs] fastidious about (fastidious about one s appearance) … Combinatory dictionary
fastidious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness more at tedium Date: 15th century 1. archaic scornful 2. a. having… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fastidious — /fæsˈtɪdiəs / (say fas tideeuhs) adjective 1. hard to please; excessively critical: a fastidious taste. 2. anxious to achieve the best result; particular: fastidious attention to detail. {Latin fastīdiōsus, from fastīdium loathing, disgust}… …
