fastidious
/fæs'tidiəs/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy, detail, or cleanliness: Describes a person who is very careful, precise, and hard to please, often showing excessive concern for matters of taste or propriety.
- (Biology) Having complex nutritional requirements: Describes microorganisms that require specific, often elaborate, growth conditions.
Usage
- As an adjective, "fastidious" is used to describe a person's character or behavior. It can have a neutral or slightly negative connotation, implying someone is overly particular.
- In biology, it is a technical term used to describe organisms with specific growth needs.
Examples
General Usage:
- She is fastidious about her work, checking every detail twice.
- He was too fastidious to eat at the casual street food stall.
- A fastidious editor corrected every minor typo in the manuscript.
Biological Usage:
- The fastidious bacteria would not grow on the standard culture medium.
- This fastidious pathogen requires a very specific host.
Advanced Usage
- "Fastidious in one's habits/tastes": Extremely careful and particular about one's personal routines or preferences.
- He was fastidious in his habits, arranging his desk with military precision.
- "Fastidious attention to detail": A phrase highlighting meticulous care.
- The restoration was carried out with fastidious attention to detail.
Variants and Related Words
- Fastidiously (adverb): In a very careful and precise manner.
- The room was fastidiously clean.
- Fastidiousness (noun): The quality of being fastidious.
- His fastidiousness sometimes slowed down the project.
Synonyms
- Meticulous: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
- Fussy: Excessively concerned with minor details; hard to please.
- Particular: Insisting on specific standards or details.
- Finicky: Fussy about one's needs or requirements.
- Exacting: Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
Antonyms
- Sloppy: Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual.
- Uncritical: Not expressing criticism or careful judgment.
- Undemanding: Not requiring much care or effort.
Idioms and Phrases
- "Fastidious about (something)": This is the most common construction, indicating what a person is particularly careful or fussy about.
- She is fastidious about her grammar.
- He's fastidious about his appearance.
Adjective
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having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
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fastidious microorganisms
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certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
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giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
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a fastidious and incisive intellect
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fastidious about personal cleanliness
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