Monday, September 22, 2008

word of the week #3

fastidiousness
Source: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
How it was used: " 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."
Definition: noun, the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style.
Your sentence:She expressed extreme fastidiousness at the store.

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