Finicky



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fin·ick·y

(fĭn′ĭ-kē)adj.fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
fin′ick·i·ness n.
Finicky sentence
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finicky

(ˈfɪnɪkɪ) or

finicking

adj
1. excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy
[C19: from finical]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fin•ick•y

or fin•nick•y

(ˈfɪn ɪ ki)

also fin•i•king

(ˈfɪn ɪ kɪŋ)
adj. -ick•i•er, -ick•i•est.
[1815–25]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adj.1.finicky - exacting especially about details; 'a finicky eater'; 'fussy about clothes'; 'very particular about how her food was prepared'
finical, picky, fussy, particular
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; 'a fastidious and incisive intellect'; 'fastidious about personal cleanliness'
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

finicky

adjectivefussy, difficult, particular, hard to please, critical, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy(informal), picky(informal), nit-picking(informal), finicking, overnice, overparticularEven the most finicky eater will find something to eat.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

finicky

adjectiveVery difficult to please:
choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
pedantský
vandfÿsinn; smámunasamur
smulkmeniškas
kılı kırk yarantitiz

finicky

Finicky[ˈfɪnɪkɪ]ADJ
1. [person] → melindroso (about con) she's a finicky eater; she is finicky about her food → es muymelindrosa con la comida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

finicky

[ˈfɪnɪki]adj (= fussy) [person] → tatillon(ne), pointilleux/euse
to be a finicky eater → être difficile
Even the most finicky eater will find something appetizing here → Mêmele plusdifficiletrouvera de quoi lui ouvrir l'appétit ici.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

finicky

adj person → schwerzufriedenzustellen, pingelig(inf); (about food, clothes etc) → wählerisch, pingelig(inf); work, job → kniff(e)lig(inf); detail → winzig; he’s a finicky eater → er ist beimEssen sehr wählerisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

finicky

[ˈfɪnɪkɪ]adj
a. (person) finicky (about) → pignolo/a (su), difficile (per)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

finicky

(ˈfiniki) adjective
too much concerned with detail. She is a very finicky person. puntenerig مُهْتَم بالتَّفاصيل дребнав meticuloso pedantský pedantisch pillen; pertentlig σχολαστικόςmelindroso pedantne ایرادی nirso tatillon, méticuleuxבררן ब्योरे को ले कर अत्यधिक चिंतित होना sitničav, pedantan kényes teliti vandfÿsinn; smámunasamur meticoloso 気むずかしい 지나치게 까다로운 smulkmeniškas izvēlīgs; izlepis cerewet pietepeuterig altfor nøye/sirlig, overpertentlig pedantyczny جزی melindroso/meticuloso pre­tenţios; dificil разборчивый pedantský malenkosten sitničav petig, petnoga จู้จี้ kılı kırk yaran, titiz 過於挑剔的，過分講究的 перебірливий; вибагливий ضرورت سے زیادہ محطات cầu kỳ; kiểu cách; quá tỉ mỉ 过于挑剔的，过分讲究的
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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From finicking, from finical, from fine. Compare dated finikin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪnɪki/

Adjective[edit]

finicky (comparativefinickierormore finicky, superlativefinickiestormost finicky) Monitor for mac os. Dns settings for mac.

Finicky
  1. (informal, of a person)Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
    Synonyms:fastidious, fussy; see alsoThesaurus:fastidious
    My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.
  2. (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
    The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The forms finickier and finickiest also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms more finicky and most finicky are much more common, and certainly standard.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting
  • Catalan: primmirat(ca)
  • German: kleinlich(de), anspruchsvoll(de), wählerisch(de), pedantisch(de), etepetete(de), zimperlich(de), affektiert(de), pingelig(de), krütsch(de)(regional), überkorrekt, übergenau(de), peinlich genau
  • Hungarian: szőrszálhasogató(hu)
  • Russian: привере́дливый(ru)(priverédlivyj)
  • Spanish: fastidioso(es), melindroso(es), remilgado(es), puntilloso(es)m, quisquilloso(es)m, tiquismiquis(es), pejiguero(es), esquilimosom, pedante(es)
  • German: anspruchsvoll(de), heikel(de), pflegebedürftig(de)
  • Russian: капризный(ru)m(kapriznyj)(informal)

Further reading[edit]

  • “finicky”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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