Fastidious: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Fastidious adjective. Very concerned with accuracy, cleanliness and detail; hard to please.
How to say it
fa-STID-ee-us/fæˈstɪdiəs/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (STID).
Fastidious in a sentence
A fastidious cook, he weighs his salt to the gram.
The cat is fastidious about her bowl and won’t eat from a smeared one.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- fussy
- particular
- meticulous
- exacting
Opposite:
- slapdash
- easy-going
Where fastidious comes from
From Latin fastidium, loathing or disdain.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The cat is _____ about her bowl and won’t eat from a smeared one.
- saturnine
- pusillanimous
- fastidious
Show the answer
fastidious: The cat is fastidious about her bowl and won’t eat from a smeared one.