Word For The Day, Tuesday, September 16, 2003: Fastidious

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online | 09/16/2003 | The Janitor

[VRWCmember]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

fastidious \fass-TIH-dee-uss\ adjective
1. having high and often unpredictable standards
2. showing a meticulous or demanding attitude *

* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

Example sentence: The celebrated imperial Easter eggs designed by goldsmith Peter Carl Faberge are regarded as the ultimate in fastidious workmanship.

Did you know?
There's nothing offensive about fastidious workmanship, and yet the word "fastidious" traces to the Latin noun "fastidium," meaning "disgust." "Fastidium" itself is most likely a combination of the Latin words "fastus," meaning "arrogance," and "taedium," meaning "irksomeness." ("Taedium" also gave us our "tedium.") In keeping with its Latin roots, "fastidious" once meant "haughty" or "scornful" or "disgusting" or "disagreeable," although those uses are now archaic or obsolete. The word then came to be applied to someone who was overly difficult to please or squeamish, and later, to work which reflected a demanding or precise attitude.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[Bella_Bru]

Flatulence would make a fine word the day the FR cafeteria has soggy boiled cabbage.

[Slip18]

I'll get you, Cook. I really will.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Hi Bella.

We're debating what color you got fingerpainted this weekend.

[RikaStrom]

LOL

[xsmommy]

look at the cool thing, martin found!

[VRWCmember]

So are you the one that keeps putting the Kama Sutra Honey Dust into the closet? That stuff is yummy!

So glad you like it. We'll have to share some later. In the meantime, I leave you with this kiss to get you in the mood.

[Bella_Bru]

If you'd pay your tab at my website, you'd know. ;-)

[Bella_Bru]

Make sure you give Xs kisses too. She has a NASTY jealous streak. ;-)

[VRWCmember]

Thanks Vast.

My pleasure. You know how this group gets when the class isn't open. They were disturbing the other classes with their shenannigans in the hallway.

[VRWCmember]

This one's for you, xs.

[RikaStrom]

Hush!

[Bella_Bru]

Yeah, this one time at FR band camp, dubyaismypresident was smoochin' all over Sea, and Xs threw rotten Jell-O at him and said "find someone else to wrestle in this with!".

[RikaStrom]

Yeah, everything is okdokay over here. My computer is here at work getting work things loaded on it, I am hoping to be able to take it home tonight, but you never know.

Oh, and the eye is worse. lol

[Conspiracy Guy]

Flatulence fits the news I've seen today.

[VRWCmember]

Since the first one was just a small kiss, here's another sweet kiss for you.

[Bella_Bru]

I thought the eye was the calm and then the other side of it was worse?

[Slip18]

Wasn't the old fix-the-eye routine, a rare steak over the affected area? Cucumbers might help, too.

Glad you're okay. Your little students worry about you.

[VRWCmember]

[Slip18]

Pretty much.

Gotta go. Errands, et cetera. See all y'alls later!

[Bella_Bru]

Bye, Slip.