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
- 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
- accurately
- adeptly
- adroitly
- anxiously
- aptly
- attentively
- beautifully
- cautiously
- charily
- circumspectly
- cleanly
- concernedly
- conscientiously
- correctly
- daintily
- deftly
- deliberately
- delicately
- dependably
- discreetly
- efficiently
- elegantly
- exactly
- expertly
- exquisitely
- faithfully
- fastidiously
- finely
- fully
- gingerly
- gracefully
- guardedly
- handily
- heedfully
- hesitantly
- honorably
- in detail
- laboriously
- lightly
- methodically
- meticulously
- nicely
- orderly
- particularly
- precisely
- providently
- prudently
- punctiliously
- regardfully
- reliably
- reluctantly
- rigorously
- safely
- scrupulously
- sensitively
- skillfully
- softly
- solicitously
- sprucely
- squeamishly
- subtly
- suspiciously
- tactfully
- thoroughly
- thoughtfully
- timidly
- trustily
- uprightly
- vigilantly
- warily
- watchfully
- with forethought
- with reservations
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