fastidious
/fæ'stɪdiəs/
adjective
10 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADJECTIVE
1
Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures.
“fastidious microorganisms”
2
Giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.
“a fastidious and incisive intellect”
“fastidious about personal cleanliness”
WORD FORMS
Related formfastidiousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinastidiousfay
Starts & ends withF … S
Syllablesfas · tid · i · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED20
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