finicky

[ fin-i-kee ]
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adjective,fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est.
  1. excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.

Origin of finicky

1
First recorded in 1815–25; finick + -y1
  • Sometimes fin·nick·y; fin·i·king [fin-i-king], /ˈfɪn ɪ kɪŋ/, fin·i·cal [fin-i-kuhl] /ˈfɪn ɪ kəl/ .

Other words for finicky

Other words from finicky

  • su·per·fin·ick·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for finicky

finicky

finicking

/ (ˈfɪnɪkɪ) /


adjective
  1. excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy

  2. full of trivial detail; overelaborate

Origin of finicky

1
C19: from finical

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