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finicky

or fin·nick·y, fin·i·king

[ fin-i-kee ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪ ki /

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adjective, fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est.

excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.

Origin of finicky

First recorded in 1815–25; finick + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR finicky

exacting, demanding, meticulous; choosy, picky.

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OTHER WORDS FROM finicky

su·per·fin·ick·y, adjective

Words nearby finicky

fingo, fini, finial, finical, finick, finicky, fining, finis, finis coronat opus, finish, finish line

Example sentences from the Web for finicky

The price reflects its rarity as well, but also the finicky, difficult, and nuanced process of making Champagne.

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The doctor has a camp appetite now and is not as finicky as when we started on the trip.

Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 |Frances M.A. Roe
None of the finicky traditions of the Clyde rule the minds of the men who today are building the merchant marine of the Lakes.

The Personality of American Cities |Edward Hungerford
Kitty was the only Maynard who was finicky about her clothes.

Marjorie's Busy Days |Carolyn Wells

But Australian savages were not as finicky as Jill and himself.

Operation Terror |William Fitzgerald Jenkins
It was a revelation to Rose of the elegancies of a dainty, finicky girl's toilet.

Rose of Dutcher's Coolly |Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for finicky

finicky

finicking

/ (ˈfɪnɪkɪ) /

adjective

excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy

full of trivial detail; overelaborate

Word Origin for finicky

C19: from finical