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fastidious

/fæsˈtɪdi.əs/

IELTSAcademic

adjective

Very attentive to detail; very careful and demanding about accuracy and quality.

She is fastidious about keeping her workspace tidy.
He is fastidious in his research.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: Unlike careful or thorough, fastidious stresses fussiness and strong preference for exactness. Unlike perfectionist, it usually describes behavior, not the person, and suits formal contexts.

In other languages

Spanish: Exigente, meticuloso
Japanese: 細部にけっこうな、だいじょうずな
Korean: 꼼꼼하고 깐깐한
Vietnamese: Kỹ lưỡng, cầu toàn
Chinese: 一丝不苟的

Common phrases

fastidious about detailsfastidious cleanlinessfastidious standards

Synonyms

meticulous careful picky demanding finicky

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