finical

fin·i·cal

adj \ˈfi-ni-kəl\

Definition of FINICAL

: finicky

— fin·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— fin·i·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of FINICAL

1. <a newspaper who's old-fashionedly finical about proper grammar>

Origin of FINICAL

probably from ³fine

First Known Use: 1592

Related to FINICAL

Synonyms: choosy (or choosey), dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finicky, finicking, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, pernickety [chiefly British], persnickety, picky

Antonyms: undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy

Related Words: hyperfastidious, overdemanding, ultrafastidious; discerning, discriminating, selective; insightful, knowledgeable; captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical; careful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, scrupulous; queasy (also queazy), squeamish; peevish, petulant, prickly, touchy; niminy-piminy, prim, prissy

Near Antonyms: affable, breezy, carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, lackadaisical, laid-back, low-pressure, relaxed; flexible, lax, loose; lenient, permissive; uncritical; indiscriminating, undiscriminating

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Rhymes with FINICAL

binnacle, clinical, cynical, pinnacle