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fastidious
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adjective (a)
- giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness(adj.all)Example:
A fastidious and incisive intellect.
Fastidious about personal cleanliness.
source: wordnet30 - having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures(adj.all)Example:
Fastidious microorganisms.
source: wordnet30 - Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.(adjective)source: webster1913