The Only Use
fastidious
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
(Edited)
- But there was such accumulated bitterness and contempt in the young man's heart, that, in spite of all the fastidiousness of youth, he minded his rags least of all in the street.
Chpt 1.1fastidiousness = concern with matters of taste
Definitions:
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(1)
(fastidious) giving careful attention to detail
or:
excessively concerned with cleanliness or matters of taste - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)