fastidious

• Describe a una persona que es muy cuidadosa con los detalles y la precisión, o a la que resulta difícil complacer.

Describes someone who is very attentive to detail and accuracy, or who is difficult to please.

1. Very attentive to detailC1formal

   Showing great attention to detail and accuracy, often to the point of being difficult to please.

   Minucioso, exigente en el detalle

   • She is fastidious about keeping her desk perfectly organized.
   • The fastidious editor corrected every minor punctuation error.
   • He is fastidious in his research, checking every source twice.

   Sinónimoscarefulconscientiousexactingmeticulousparticularprecisepunctiliousscrupulousthorough

   Antónimoscarelessnegligentslapdashsloppyunscrupulous

2. Easily disgusted or botheredC1formal

   Being very particular about cleanliness, order, or perfection, sometimes to an extreme degree.

   Escrupuloso, remilgado

   • He is fastidious about his personal hygiene and washes his hands constantly.
   • The fastidious chef refused to serve any dish that wasn't perfectly plated.
   • She is fastidious about the cleanliness of her kitchen.

   Sinónimosdaintyfinickyfussyparticularsqueamish

   Antónimoscarelessindifferentnegligentsloppyslovenly