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fastidious

English

Etymology

From Latin fast?di?sus (passive: that feels disgust, disdainful, scornful, fastidious; active: that causes disgust, disgusting, loathsome), from fast?dium (a loathing, aversion, disgust, niceness of taste, daintiness, etc.), perhaps for *fastutidium, from fastus (disdain, haughtiness, arrogance, disgust) + taedium (disgust). Cf. French fastidieux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæ?st?di.?s/, /f??st?di.?s/

Adjective

fastidious (comparative more fastidious, superlative most fastidious)

  1. Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
    Synonyms: exacting, fussy, meticulous, niggly, pernickety; see also Thesaurus:fastidious
  2. Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
  3. Difficult to please; quick to find fault.

Derived terms

  • fastidiously
  • fastidiousness

Translations

See also

  • finicky

Further reading

  • fastidious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • fastidious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • fastidious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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overnice

English

Etymology

From over- +? nice.

Adjective

overnice (comparative more overnice, superlative most overnice)

  1. Excessively nice or fastidious.

Derived terms

  • overniceness

Translations

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