finical

[ fin-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. finicky.

finical

/ ˈfɪnɪkəl /

adjective

1. another word for finicky

Derived Forms

• ˈfinicalness, noun
• ˈfinically, adverb
• ˌfiniˈcality, noun

Other Words From

• un·fini·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of finical¹

First recorded in 1585–95; fine ¹ + -ical

Example Sentences

"With pleasure, madame," replied Monsieur de Robespierre, with his finical gallantry.

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I love the writing of it though it is a finical unobvious task—more so than it looks.

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Much money is often worse than wasted, by finical ornaments, which are fast going out of fashion.

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The common Scotch saying, on the sight of anything operose and finical, “he must have had little to do that made that!”

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There is nothing finical or foppish about the conventions which Mr. Harcourt undertakes to codify and explain.

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