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adjective
- 1. (of a person) fussy about their needs or requirements: "a finicky eater"
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adjective. fin· icky ˈfi-ni-kē. Synonyms of finicky. 1. : extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards. a finicky eater. My teacher is finicky about spelling. 2. : requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort. a finicky recipe. … growing the finicky Pinot Noir grape … Kim Marcus. finickiness noun.
FINICKY definition: 1. difficult to please: 2. needing a lot of attention to detail: 3. difficult to please: . Learn more.
Finicky definition: excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.. See examples of FINICKY used in a sentence.
Finicky generally conveys the sense that the person or thing it describes is quirky and pointlessly precise. Definitions of finicky. adjective. exacting especially about details. “a finicky eater” synonyms: finical, fussy, particular, picky. fastidious. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness.
If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to please. [ disapproval ] Even the most finicky eater will find something appetizing here.
adj. fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est. Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater. [From finick, a finical person, from finical .] fin′ick·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Finicky definition: Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious.
Definition of finicky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · finicky (comparative finickier or more finicky, superlative finickiest or most finicky) (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details. Synonyms: fastidious, fussy; see also Thesaurus: fastidious
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fin‧i‧cky /ˈfɪnɪki/ adjective 1 too concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike SYN fussy She’s very finicky about what she eats. 2 needing to be done very carefully, while paying attention to small details SYN fiddly a finicky job Examples from the Corpus finicky •...
