fastidious
111fas|tid´i|ous|ness — fas|tid|i|ous «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin… …
112fas|tid´i|ous|ly — fas|tid|i|ous «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin… …
113fas|tid|i|ous — «fas TIHD ee uhs», adjective. hard to please, often because one is dainty in taste or easily disgusted; extremely refined or critical: »a fastidious dresser, a fastidious eater. SYNONYM(S): squeamish, overnice. ╂[< Latin fastīdiōsus <… …
114Chary — Char y (ch[^a]r [y^] or ch[=a] r[y^]; 277), a. [AS. cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See {Care}.] 1. Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, or reckless; as, the latest internet IPO s were shunned by investors made chary by the poor performance of the… …
115Critical — Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and… …
116Critical angle — Critical Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to… …
117Critical philosophy — Critical Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to… …
118Daintier — Dainty Dain ty, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full many a deynt[ e] horse had he in stable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Note: Hence the proverb dainty maketh dearth, i. e., rarity makes …
119Daintiest — Dainty Dain ty, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full many a deynt[ e] horse had he in stable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Note: Hence the proverb dainty maketh dearth, i. e., rarity makes …
120Daintified — Daintify Dain ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + fy.] To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. Daintified emotion. Sat. rev. [1913 Webster] …
