Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
fast-acting
fast bowler
fast break
fast-breeder reactor
fast-fingered
fast food
fast-forward
fast lane
fast market
fast motion
fast neutron
fast packet
fast pitch
fast slide
fast stream
fast-talk
fast track
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft