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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

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Etymology

Origin of finical

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

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Slow-painting, finical Grant Wood spent months boning up on costumes, background for Parson Weems' Fable, then did a full-scale preliminary drawing of it.

From Time Magazine Archive

The early city's friendly and explosive vulgarity still pains finical Denverites in dark, slick Frederick Bonfils' incredibly blatant Denver Post.

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

Famed among finical fight enthusiasts is the NBC team of Sam Taub & Bill Stern that works for Adam, describing right hooks and Homburgs with equal competency.

From Time Magazine Archive

While Schlegel became ever more fastidious and finical in his style, Voss grew more brusque and rugged.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine

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