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fastidious

/fæ'stɪdiəs/

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adjective
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
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"fastidious microorganisms"

Similar:

exacting

Opposite:

unfastidious
adjective
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
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"a fastidious and incisive intellect" "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

Similar:

choosy dainty finical finicky fussy meticulous nice old-maidish overnice particular pernickety persnickety picky prissy squeamish old-womanish choosey

Opposite:

unfastidious

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