Irony, indignation, amusement, an unfastidious acceptance of people—all these…make up this very personal account (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
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fas|tid´i|ous|ness — fas|tid|i|ous «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
fas|tid´i|ous|ly — fas|tid|i|ous «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
fas|tid|i|ous — «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin fastīdiōsus <… … Useful english dictionary
un|fas|tid|i|ous — «UHN fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. not fastidious; easily pleased: »Irony, indignation, amusement, an unfastidious acceptance of people all these…make up this very personal account (Manchester Guardian Weekly). –un´fas|tid´i|ous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fas — de·fas·sa; fas; fas·ces; fas·cet; fas·cia; fas·cial; fas·ci·ate; fas·ci·a·tion; fas·ci·cle; fas·ci·cled; fas·cic·u·lar; fas·cic·u·late; fas·cic·u·la·tion; fas·ci·cule; fas·cic·u·lus; fas·ci·nate; fas·ci·nat·ed·ly; fas·ci·nat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
tid — ag·nos·tid; an·a·ban·tid; an·a·tid; at·tid; bal·an·tid·i·al; bal·an·tid·i·um; bel·o·stom·a·tid; blas·tid; brevi·cip·i·tid; ca·thar·tid; chro·ma·tid; chro·mo·plas·tid; cot·tid; cys·tid; cys·tid·ea; cys·tid·e·an; cys·tid·i·um; del·tid·i·al;… … English syllables
fastidious — fas|tid|i|ous [ fə stıdiəs ] adjective 1. ) caring a lot about small details and wanting everything to be correct and neat 2. ) keeping your clothes, possessions, and property very clean and neat ╾ fas|tid|i|ous|ly adverb ╾ fas|tid|i|ous|ness… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fastidious — fas•tid•i•ous [[t]fæˈstɪd i əs, fə [/t]] adj. 1) particular; hard to please 2) painstaking • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L fastīdiōsus squeamish, der. of fastidium lack of appetite, disgust fas•tid′i•ous•ly, adv. fas•tid′i•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
fastidiousness — fas·tid·i·ous·ness … English syllables
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
