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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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In an adept supporting cast, Fred Tiden is outstanding as the finical son-in-law who cannot bear to have small children tumbling about him.

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Canadians have grown heartily weary of the King.'s man they have now, dull, finical Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, ninth Earl of Bessborough.

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The greedy newspapers, swollen with the story, alarmed the finical Florenz.

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About his productions he was superfinical, but not primarily for art's sake; being finical seemed to pay.

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Fayles stood for old-fashioned, delicate scruples, finical standards.

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