fastidious

Letters that make fastidious

s, a, o, d, f, t, i, u are letters that make 'fastidious'

Words within fastidious

id, fa, ti, IOU, fast, as, AS, US, ID, Io, FAS, As, Ti are words within 'fastidious'


2 possible definitions for 'fastidious'

Fastidious as "having complicated nutritional requirements, especially growing only in special artificial cultures"

Under this definition, fastidious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

exacting has the same meaning as fastidious

Antonyms

unfastidious has the opposite meaning of fastidious

fastidious as a category

'fastidious' can be a category of microbiology.

Example of fastidious used within this context

"fastidious microorganisms", "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"


Fastidious as "giving careful attention to detail, hard to please, excessively concerned with cleanliness"

Under this definition, fastidious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unfastidious has the opposite meaning of fastidious

Derivatives of fastidious

fastidiousness is a derivative of fastidious.

Similar to fastidious

nice, dainty, fussy, old-maidish, choosy, choosey, overnice, prissy, squeamish, finical, finicky, particular, picky, meticulous, pernickety, persnickety, old-womanish are similar to 'fastidious'.

Example of fastidious used within this context

"a fastidious and incisive intellect", "fastidious about personal cleanliness"



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