Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Word of the Day: Fastidious

Good afternoon! The Word of the Day is:

-Fastidious-

[Pronounced fa-stid-ee-uhs]

adj.

1) Requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking

2) Very critical; hard to please

3) Excessively particular about details

4) Exceedingly delicate

5) Difficult to please; exacting


Synonyms

punctilious, particular, difficult, captious, critical


Word Origin

The word "fastidious" originates from the Latin word fastidiosus meaning "full of pride," in the mid-fifteenth century.


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