transcription, транскрипция: [ fæstɪdiəs ]
1.
If you say that someone is fastidious , you mean that they pay great attention to detail because they like everything to be very neat, accurate, and in good order.
...her fastidious attention to historical detail...
He was fastidious about his appearance.
= meticulous
ADJ
2.
If you say that someone is fastidious , you mean that they are concerned about keeping clean to an extent that many people consider to be excessive.
Be particularly fastidious about washing your hands before touching food.
ADJ
• fas‧tidi‧ous‧ly
Ernestine kept her daughters fastidiously clean.
ADV