fastidioso

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.stiˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /fa.stiˈdjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: fa‧sti‧dió‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosi, feminine plural fastidiose, superlative fastidiosissimo)

1. annoying, tiresome, vexing
2. irritable, touchy
3. finicky, fussy, fastidious

Further reading

• fastidioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fastidioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• fastidioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fastidioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fastidioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fas.tiː.diˈoː.soː/, [fäs̠t̪iːd̪iˈoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fas.ti.diˈo.so/, [fäst̪id̪iˈɔːs̬o]

Adjective

fastīdiōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fastīdiōsus

Alternative forms

• fastiento, fastioso

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fastīdiōsus. Doublet of fastioso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fas‧ti‧di‧o‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas, metaphonic)

1. boring

   Synonyms: entediante, chato, maçante, enfadonho

2. annoyed, irritated, grumpy

Further reading

• “fastidioso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fastidioso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “fastidioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fastidioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “fastidioso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “fastidioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fastīdiōsus. Compare the inherited doublet hastioso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fastiˈdjoso/ [fas.t̪iˈð̞jo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: fas‧ti‧dio‧so

Adjective

fastidioso (feminine fastidiosa, masculine plural fastidiosos, feminine plural fastidiosas)

1. annoying

   Synonyms: molesto, molestoso

Further reading

• “fastidioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10