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adjective. uk / ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki / us / ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki / Add to word list. disapproving. difficult to please: a finicky eater. finicky about He's terribly finicky about his food. UK. needing a lot of attention to detail: Repairing watches must be a very finicky job. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting everything to be right. anally retentive.
The meaning of FINICKY is extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards. How to use finicky in a sentence. Did you know?
Synonyms for FINICKY: careful, nice, persnickety, picky, particular, fussy, fastidious, demanding; Antonyms of FINICKY: undemanding, lackadaisical, affable, flexible, low-pressure, carefree, loose, lax.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to finicky. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of finicky. He's finicky about the way he keeps his accounts. Synonyms. overparticular. fussy. meticulous. overprecise. overexacting. hair-splitting. nit-picking. picky. niggling. fastidious. pernickety.
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.
needing great care and attention to detail synonym fiddly. It's a very finicky job. See finicky in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: finicky. Definition of finicky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to finicky. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of finicky. He's finicky about the way he keeps his accounts. Synonyms. overparticular. fussy. meticulous. overprecise. overexacting. hair-splitting. nit-picking. picky. niggling. fastidious. pernickety.
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.
