fastidiousadjective
uk/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/us/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be correct and perfect:
He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed.
having a strong dislike of anything dirty or unpleasant:
They were too fastidious to eat in a fast-food restaurant.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wanting everything to be right
- anal
- anally retentive
- choosy
- dot
- dot the i's and cross the t's idiom
- faddy
- finicky
- fusspot
- fussy
- houseproud
- martinet
- nitpicking
- particular
- perfectionism
- perfectionist
- pernickety
- persnickety
- pettifogging
- purist
- stickler
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fastidiously
adverb uk/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.li/us/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.li/
fastidiously clean/dressed
fastidiousness
noun [ U ] uk/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.nəs/us/fæsˈtɪd.i.əs.nəs/