[faˈstɪdɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
(e.g: she dressed with fastidious care)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium ‘loathing’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th century