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FINICKY definition: 1. not easily satisfied or pleased, and only liking or accepting particular things: 2. difficult…. Learn more.
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?
If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to please.
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.
What does the adjective finicky mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective finicky . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. Synonyms: picky, choosy, meticulous, demanding, exacting. finicky. / ˈfɪnɪkɪ / adjective. excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy. full of trivial detail; overelaborate.
