fastidious

[US]/fæˈstɪdiəs/
[UK]/fæˈstɪdiəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. excessively particular or demanding; excessively particular in taste or standards
adv. in an excessively particular or demanding manner; in an excessively particular or demanding way
n. being excessively particular or demanding; being excessively particular in taste or standards

Example Sentences

a fastidious taste in literature

the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty.

She is very fastidious about cleanliness.

He is a fastidious eater and only eats organic food.

The designer is known for being fastidious about every detail.

Her fastidious nature makes her a great editor.

The chef is fastidious about the quality of ingredients.

He is fastidious in his choice of words.

The fastidious cat refused to eat the generic cat food.

She has a fastidious eye for fashion and always looks impeccably dressed.

The fastidious customer returned the product because it had a small scratch.

His fastidious attention to detail ensures that his work is always of the highest quality.

Real-world Examples

" To be sure. He is... fastidious, shall we say" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Decliners are fastidious folk, they won't touch a door knob without sanitising it, let alone shake hands.

Source: Listening Digest

How was it that a man so exact and fastidious could have made this error of a day?

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

" I am not fastidious, " Solomin said calmly.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

" Is Mr. Rochester an exacting, fastidious sort of man" ?

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

All in all, I was a picture of fastidious care.

Source: American Life Podcast

The man was very rich, but at the same time he was a fastidious faultfinder.

Source: Pan Pan

Let the high and mighty celebrate their greatness with fastidious etiquette. Let them even copy the rest of Europe if they must.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Dragons are notoriously fastidious and their inability to deal with the mess could force them to bring rain and wash the pool clean.

Source: Crash Course Comprehensive Edition

" You're so terribly fastidious, Godmother, " said Arthur, " I'm afraid I should never satisfy you with my choice" .

Source: Adam Bede (Volume 3)

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