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fastidious

adjective

Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
F
Ends with
S
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

fæˈstɪdi.əs

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adjective

  1. Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

    “A fastidious and incisive intellect”

adjective

  1. Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

    “Fastidious microorganisms”

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Example Sentences

A fastidious and incisive intellect
Fastidious about personal cleanliness
Fastidious microorganisms
Certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements

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