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fastidiously, adv.|fæˈstɪdɪəslɪ| [f. as prec. + -ly2.] In a fastidious manner; † disdainfully; squeamishly, with excessive scrupulousness of taste.
1624Gataker Transubst. 42 Fastidiously and childishly..full of Logicke rules. 1654Hammond Acc. Cawdrey's Triplex Diatribe v. §17 Discriminating themselves proudly and fastidiously from other men. 1790Burke Fr. Rev. 33 The legislature..fastidiously rejected the fair and abundant choice..presented to them. 1841D'Israeli Amen. Lit. (1867) 128 Critics fastidiously rejecting what they deem the antiquated. 1880Disraeli Endym. I. xxi. 193 A couple of grooms, who sat with..unmoved countenances, fastidiously stolid amid all the fun. |