finical

[ fin-i-kuh l ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪ kəl /

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adjective

finicky.

Nearby words

fingertip search, fingertips, fingo, fini, finial, finical, finick, finicky, fining, finis, finis coronat opus

Origin of finical

First recorded in 1585–95; fine¹ + -ical

Related forms

un·fin·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for finical

Because you have finical poppets of mistresses who hide under the bed when you put on a big voice, forsooth!
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
We should rather, if we were finical, have to speak of "rust-resisting" coatings as we do of "slow-burning" buildings.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
But Scripture does not narrate events with the finical and pragmatic accuracy of modern annals.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
They disgust me always; Robertson with his pomp and his strut, and Gibbon with his finical and French manners.
The Works of William Cowper|William Cowper

To those who dislike the word, it suggests all that is finical and superfluous.
Etiquette|Emily Post

British Dictionary definitions for finical

finical

/ (ˈfɪnɪkəl) /

adjective

another word for finicky

Derived Forms

finicality, nounfinically, adverbfinicalness, noun

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