fastidiously
2
7.7
- adverb
- /fæˈstɪdɪəsli/
:
meticulosamente
- He fastidiously cleaned his desk every day, making sure not a single speck of dust remained.
- fastidiously clean
- fastidiously neat
- fastidiously groomed
Examples
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His clothes, though made of buckskin, are fastidiously neat and tidy.
Academic text (2013) -
All of these, along with Otto Friedrich's excellent biography, are fastidiously intelligent and faithful renderings of Gould's practice as something more than a performing virtuoso.
Academic text (2000) -
During RESTORE, all elements within the merchandise square are fastidiously checked.
Blog text (2) -
Coworkers filed into the office, taking their fastidiously arranged places.
Fiction book (2002) -
But at least they will have done so thoroughly and fastidiously: that's all we patients ask for.
Blog text (13) -
The bower was fastidiously constructed, complete with a roof.
Academic text (2004) -
In contrast to the slovenly Collins, the Texas Rangers are fastidiously clean.
Academic text (2013) -
All his socks were Egyptian cotton, their colors fastidiously coordinated with the loud, expensive Italian slip-on shoes he favored.
Fiction book (1992) -
I might have guessed he would purchase an extra pair of laces; the man was fastidiously prepared for any contingency a traveler might face.
Fiction book (1995) -
On the far side, fastidiously wrapped in white tissue, lay several neatly folded pieces of the mysterious white flannel.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
978
1.0
In a way that shows attention and caution to avoid mistakes or harm
93
1.0
To do something in a tidy and careful way
38
4.1
In a careful and steady way that shows hard work
32
8.3
With great care and close attention to small details
20
6.0
With great care and attention to small details
7
6.9
Act in a very careful and honest way that notices small details
6
5.0
To do something carefully and with full attention while learning
5
7.7
To do something carefully and with steady effort
5
5.4
To do something carefully because you feel responsible
1
9.1
With very careful attention to small details and correct behavior
1
7.3
In a way that pays too much attention to small details
To do something very carefully and check every small detail
Someone arranges things in a neat and tidy way
Antonyms
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
fastidiously = fastidious (transparent) = fastidious + ly
Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'fastidious' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is predictable from the base.
Etymology
Fastidiously comes from the Latin word fastidium, which meant 'disgust'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who is 'disgusted' by small faults and becomes very 'fussy' and careful, so to act fastidiously is to do something with great care and attention.