Fastidiousness

Squeamishne of mind, taste, or appetite; contemptuousne ; disdainfulne . Fastig'iate, or Fastig'iated, a. [Lat. fastigiatus, from fastigium, the top, summit.] Narrowing toward the top; roofed. ( Bot .) Upright and close; parallel; pointed, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar. Fastig'ium, n. ( Arch .) The apex, summit, roof, or ridge of a house or other edifice; the pediment or support. Fast'ing. n. Act of abstaining from food. Fasting-day, n. A day of religious mortification and humiliation. Fast'ly, adv. Surely; firmly.