as in careful
hard to please
he is very fastidious about how he arranges his music collection, and woe to anyone who dares to mess around with it
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Recent Examples of fastidious
Lamarre is fastidious in covering all the key elements of the story that touched directly on Hartford.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
The service At the health clinic, in the restaurants, and throughout the property, the service is deferential and fastidious without being overwhelmingly formal.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.
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Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales are fastidious about dropping off and picking up their kids from school, even with their busy royal schedules and a nanny.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fastidious
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
The service At the health clinic, in the restaurants, and throughout the property, the service is deferential and fastidious without being overwhelmingly formal.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.
—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales are fastidious about dropping off and picking up their kids from school, even with their busy royal schedules and a nanny.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fastidious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastidious
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Just be careful not to add water, since even tiny amounts can cause melted chocolate to turn into a grainy, clumpy mess.
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Ultimately, the widespread adoption of AI for mental health constitutes a global experiment with both potential benefits and serious downsides that require careful management.
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Neither side has been shy of attacking, which has been a nice change of pace compared with the first couple of knockout stage matches.
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Been shooting some nice low scores in these last couple weeks outs here, so that’s something good to pat myself on the back.
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The 5-star analyst highlighted that Pinterest has delivered double-digit global user growth for ten consecutive quarters, with his May data analysis indicating particular momentum in the second quarter of 2026.
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And Freddie becomes a bag man for the civil rights movement, and the Rumford Act in particular.
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The idea of apps like Partiful are to eliminate the need for finicky email threads and groupchats with a bunch of unknown numbers by instead putting all the info – guest list, event details and photos – in one place.
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Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
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Alex Ross dives into the œuvre of a thinker whose work was omnivorous, exacting, and hopeful.
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The restoration required four years of work, during which local artisans carefully restored the frescoes and ceilings in accordance with the most exacting traditional standards.
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Imagine creating a new standard of hypersensitive caution about attracting even the most persnickety media criticism, and then applying it for the first time to your son’s wedding.
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Francesca’s pinnacle Once a Regency world has implied there’s mass print culture capable of speedy and pervasive distribution of colored images, something as persnickety as vocabulary is probably beside the point.
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What appears as speed in global organizations is often the result of meticulous logistical preparation and an expert knowledge of regulatory environments.
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Chef Natsuko Shoji blends Tiffany glamour with Japanese ingredients, craftsmanship, and meticulous attention to detail.
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McLaughlin admits that years of parenting picky eaters helped inspire the central idea behind the project.
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Lemon balm is not particularly picky about soil but needs good drainage to return after winter, which is most likely in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.
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“Fastidious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastidious. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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