English dictionary

fastidious

/f/&/'st/I/d/i//@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

adj.all

Examples
A fastidious and incisive intellect.

Fastidious about personal cleanliness.

Antonyms unfastidious

Source: WordNet 3.0
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

adj.all

Examples
Fastidious microorganisms.

Synonyms exacting

Source: WordNet 3.0
Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a <i>fastidious</i> mind or ear; a <i>fastidious</i> appetite.

adjective

Source: webster1913