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Antonyms for fastidiously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-
Phonetic Transcription : fæˈstɪd i əs, fə-



Definition of fastidiously

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "full of pride," from Latin fastidiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing, squeamishness," most likely from *fastu-taidiom, a compound of fastus "contempt, arrogance" and taedium "aversion, disgust." Early use in English was both in passive and active senses. Meaning "squeamish, over-nice" emerged in English 1610s. Related: Fastidiously; fastidiousness.
  • As in neatly : adv tidily
  • As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly
  • As in delicately : adv carefully
  • As in gingerly : adv carefully
Example sentences :
  • There are great emergencies in which we do not fastidiously choose our words.
  • Extract from : « A Handful of Stars » by Frank W. Boreham
  • “It will indeed, for they must be very nicely done,” said Peggy fastidiously.
  • Extract from : « About Peggy Saville » by Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
  • The Samoan had always been fastidiously cautious in guarding cash.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • Fastidious as he was in all things, he was fastidiously deferential.
  • Extract from : « The Translation of a Savage, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • Still he must not be fastidiously critical about his friend.
  • Extract from : « Wyndham's Pal » by Harold Bindloss
  • "I suggest we adjourn to the commissary," Martin said fastidiously.
  • Extract from : « The Ego Machine » by Henry Kuttner
  • There was a Roman poet, fastidiously bound, and then–there was the Ritual.
  • Extract from : « The Missourian » by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
  • He read slowly and fastidiously, and sought in literature for one thing alone.
  • Extract from : « Huntingtower » by John Buchan
  • Beatrice was fastidiously refined in some respects, and she thought of him as clean.
  • Extract from : « Harding of Allenwood » by Harold Bindloss
  • The less said about my discoveries the better for the fastidiously minded.
  • Extract from : « Kitchener's Mob » by James Norman Hall

Synonyms for fastidiously

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