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fastidioso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anal adj Relating to or involving the anus.
  • annoying adj Causing irritation; bothersome.
  • finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
  • fractious adj Given to troublemaking.
  • nagging adj Persistently annoying, worrying, or painful.
  • prolix adj Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  • quaint adjective Attractively unusual or old-fashioned, especially in a charming way.

Senses

fastidioso is used for these senses in English:

  • anal (psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • annoying Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
  • finicky (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
  • fractious Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
  • galling Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
  • irksome Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
  • nagging Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
  • prolix Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

anal — full definition

  1. adj Relating to or involving the anus.
  2. adj Excessively focused on neatness, order, or small details; fussy and controlling (informal, short for "anal-retentive").

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