finical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- finicality noun
- finically adverb
- finicalness noun
- unfinical adjective
Etymology
Origin of finical
Example Sentences
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He still writes perfectly, that is to say, with great solicitude for the antique rhythm and consonance of his finical phrases, but his passion for beautiful happenings has been lapped by the irony of surfeit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Canadians have grown heartily weary of the King.'s man they have now, dull, finical Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, ninth Earl of Bessborough.
From Time Magazine Archive
About his productions he was superfinical, but not primarily for art's sake; being finical seemed to pay.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes the weft of his spinning loosens, is overdrawn or finical.
From Time Magazine Archive
The merest sketch of him would not be complete unless we added that his dress was faultless, and that he was apt to bestow a somewhat finical care upon the minor details of his toilet.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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