fastidious
adjective/fæˈstɪdiəs/
/fæˈstɪdiəs/
- being careful that every detail of something is correct synonym meticulous
- Everything was planned in fastidious detail.
- He was fastidious in his preparation for the big day.
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- (sometimes disapproving) not liking things to be dirty or untidy
- The child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers dirty.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th cent.
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