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non-fastidious

non--fas·tid·i·ous
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ fæˈstɪd i əs, fə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ fæˈstɪd i əs, fə-/

Definitions of non-fastidious word

  • adjective non-fastidious excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater. 1
  • adjective non-fastidious requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. 1

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Origin of non-fastidious

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin fastīdiōsus squeamish, equivalent to fastīdi(um) lack of appetite, disgust, perhaps by syncope of *fastutīdium (fastu-, combining form of fastus pride, conceit + -tīdium combining form of taedium tedium) + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Non-fastidious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-fastidious popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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