Associations to the word «Fastidious»

Wiktionary

FASTIDIOUS, adjective. Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
FASTIDIOUS, adjective. Difficult to please; quick to find fault.

Dictionary definition

FASTIDIOUS, adjective. Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness".
FASTIDIOUS, adjective. Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley