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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

fastidiosus

disdainful, fr.

fastidium

loathing, aversion, perh. fr.

fastus

arrogance (of uncertain origin) +

taedium

loathing. Cf.

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish;

as, a

fastidious

mind or ear; a

fastidious

appetite.

Adj.

[L. fastidiousus, from fastidio, to disdain from fastus, haughtiness. See Heb.]

Disdainful; squeamish; delicate to a fault; over nice; difficult to please; as a fastidious mind or taste.

Squeamish; rejecting what is common or not very nice; suited with difficulty; as a fastidious appetite.