fastidious

/fæsˈtɪdiəs/fa-STIH-dee-uhs

/fæsˈtɪdiəs/fa-STIH-dee-uhs

Meaningdisdainful

Common meaning: very attentive to detail

Other meanings: fussy

fastidloathing, disdainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 727 · scan
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Journey through time

Latinfastīdium, -ī‘loathing, disdain’
Englishfastidious‘very attentive to detail’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fastīdium ‘loathing, disdain’.

Roots

fastīdium, -ī Latin “loathing, disdain”

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