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fastidiously Definition


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fastidious
adj
    1. Particular in matters of taste and detail, especially excessively so.
      Thesaurus: picky, choosy, finicky, fussy, particular, discriminating, difficult, hypercritical, captions, meticulous, exacting, precise, punctilious.
    2. Easily disgusted.
      Thesaurus: dainty, squeamish, oversensitive, hypersensitive.
    3. Said of bacteria: having highly specific requirements for growth.
Derivative: fastidiously
adverb
    Derivative: fastidiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c in the obsolete sense ‘full of pride': from Latin fastidium disgust.



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