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finick
intransitive verb
fin·ick
\ˈfinik, -nēk\
variants: less commonly
finnick
\ˈfinik, -nēk\Definition of finick
-ed/-ing/-s
1 : to become excessively or affectedly dainty or refined in speech or manner : put on airs
2 : to dawdle about finicked with her food — Elizabeth Taylor she was not one who had time to finick about snipping at blossoms — Adrian Bell
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Origin and Etymology of finick
back-formation from finicking
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