finnicky

[fin-i-kee]

adjective

finnickier, finnickiest 

1. a less common variant of finicky.

Example Sentences

Though the Bronx Zoo would try to replicate the exchange with more platypuses in 1958, the finnicky beasts lasted under a year, and Australia soon tightened laws banning their export.

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Even highly experienced chefs can find rice to be a challenge to cook: The finnicky grain can become over-cooked or under-cooked in seconds, which can ruin the texture completely.

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Complex and finnicky, they kept breaking down.

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“They’ve somehow thought taking finnicky, expensive parts of past programs and putting them together differently would be easy and cost efficient.”

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It’s a delicate operation because cryogenic propellants are notoriously finnicky—and explosive.

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