Definition
Meaning of 'fastidious'
Meaning of 'fastidious' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fastidious 
[ a.]
- Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with
difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious
appetite. [ a.]Meaning of 'fastidious' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fastidious [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
- giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
Example in sentence:
- a fastidious and incisive intellect;
- fastidious about personal cleanliness
Meaning (2):
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
Example in sentence:
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements;
- fastidious microorganisms
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