finicalness

noun

Definition of finicalnessnext
as in fastidiousness

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“Finicalness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicalness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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