finicky
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adjective \ˈfi-ni-kē\Definition of FINICKY
1
: extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards <a finicky eater>
2
: requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort <a finicky recipe>
— fin·ick·i·ness noun
See Examples of FINICKY
- My teacher is finicky about grammar.
- a complicated and finicky recipe
Origin of FINICKY
alteration of finicking
First Known Use: circa 1825
Related to FINICKY
- Synonyms
- choosy (or choosey), dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicking, fussbudgety, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, pernickety [chiefly British], persnickety, picky
- Antonyms
- undemanding, unfastidious, unfussy
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