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finical

American  
[fin-i-kuhl] / ˈfɪn ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. finicky.


finical British  
/ ˈfɪnɪkəl /

adjective

  1. another word for finicky

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • finicality noun
  • finically adverb
  • finicalness noun
  • unfinical adjective

Etymology

Origin of finical

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

Example Sentences

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Her poems are finically, even excessively observant, and scrupulously formally structured, with, on occasion, the most improbably outrageous of end-rhymes.

From Economist

The civil lawsuit would not seek finical damages but instead would look to force toy gun producers to manufacture guns that are easily distinguishable from real weapons, Hilow told the TV station.

From Reuters

If the program works, Oscar stands to get a big finical reward too.

From Forbes

Today, Bank of America became the first major finical institution to initiate analyst coverage of Bitcoin.

From Forbes

There is a sound that must terribly jar On the ears of the West in our finical day; 'Tisn't a sound of battle and war, But of something much worse in its "vulgar" way.

From Project Gutenberg