as in particular
hard to please
a newspaper who's old-fashionedly finical about proper grammar
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Recent Examples of finical
The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter.
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Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 May 2021
Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
However, finical institution Citi is the official presale credit card of the headliner engagements, and Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets a week earlier, from Tuesday, May 18 at 10AM PST to Sunday, May 23 at 10 PM PST through the Citi Entertainment program.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finical
Adjective
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Calls to reject the institutional mystique of the Supreme Court in particular have been growing louder across the political spectrum.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Running in particular has become Gen Z’s latest fixation, and many see the activity as a way to connect with others while also staying fit.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sound system isn’t as nice, and the side-view mirrors now have to be manually folded.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The gardener was removing excess leaves to give the tree a cleaner look, an attention to detail required at a nice hotel — The Grove — that’s been housing NFL teams since Aaron Glenn, now the New York Jets head coach, was still playing for the New Orleans Saints in 2008.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kirundo 3-Piece Lounge Set Layers are the secret to surviving the South’s finicky fall season.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the vacuum was thought of as merely a finicky factor to be implemented as well as possible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Scorn is a salve for her—an enjoyable expression of her fastidious nature and a coping strategy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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The company is nonetheless fastidious about the fundamental details.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another essay in the collection, written by Sarah Maitland, is more exacting.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The watch is offered in exceptional condition, preserved in line with the most exacting standards of connoisseurship, the auction house said.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The players are afforded down time, however, and this first week will be nowhere near as demanding as an in-season training week.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This division of labor reportedly reduces one of the most physically demanding aspects of solar farm construction.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps this pernickety attention to detail is just the next logical step after years of falsification?—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
9 Dec. 2020
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“Finical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finical. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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