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fastidious

fas·tid·i·ous [ fa stíddee əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. demanding: concerned that even the smallest details should be just right
fastidious about his appearance

2. delicate: easily disgusted by things that are not perfectly clean

[15th century. < Latin fastidiosus< fastidium "disgust"]

fas·tid·i·ous·ly adverb
fas·tid·i·ous·ness noun
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