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fastidious
adjective
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
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fæˈstɪdi.əs
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adjective
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
“a fastidious and incisive intellect”
adjective
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
“fastidious microorganisms”
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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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