fastidious
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(adjective) giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
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Antonyms: unfastidious |
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(adjective) (microbiology) having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" |
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Synonyms: exacting |
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Antonyms: unfastidious |
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