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fin​icky
adjective
fin·​icky
ˈfi-ni-kē

Definition

  • extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards //a finicky eater //My teacher is finicky about spelling.
  • requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort //a finicky recipe //… growing the finicky Pinot Noir grape … — Kim Marcus
Other Words
  • fin​ick​i​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
choosy (or choosey) dainty delicate demanding exacting fastidious finical finicking fussbudgety fussy nice old-maidish particular pernickety [chiefly British] persnickety picky
Antonyms
undemanding unfastidious unfussy
Examples
  • //My teacher is finicky about grammar.
  • //a complicated and finicky recipe
First Known Use
circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
alteration of finicking
finicky
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

fin​icky
adjective
fin·​icky
ˈfi-ni-kē

Definition

  • extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards //a finicky eater //My teacher is finicky about spelling.
  • requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort //a finicky recipe //… growing the finicky Pinot Noir grape … — Kim Marcus
Other Words
  • fin​ick​i​ness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
choosy (or choosey) dainty delicate demanding exacting fastidious finical finicking fussbudgety fussy nice old-maidish particular pernickety [chiefly British] persnickety picky
Antonyms
undemanding unfastidious unfussy
Examples
  • //My teacher is finicky about grammar.
  • //a complicated and finicky recipe
First Known Use
circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
alteration of finicking
finicky
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

  • hard to please //cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters
    Synonyms
    choosy (or choosey)