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View usage for: (fɪnɪki) adjectiveIf 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. Synonyms: fussy, difficult, particular, hard to please More Synonyms of finicky finicky in British English (ˈfɪnɪkɪ) or finicking adjective1. excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy 2. full of trivial detail; overelaborate Word origin C19: from finicalfinicky in American English (ˈfɪnɪki) adjective too particular or exacting; overly dainty or fastidious; fussy Derived forms finickiness (ˈfinickiness) noun Examples of 'finicky' in a sentencefinicky Definition overelaborate or ornate Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat. Synonyms hard to please scrupulous finicking overnice overparticular nit-picky (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition fussy You can't afford to be too choosy about jobs these days. Synonyms fussy, particular, exacting, discriminating, selective, fastidious, picky (informal), finicky, faddy, nit-picky (informal) Definition fault-finding or disparaging He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee. Synonyms disparaging, disapproving, scathing, derogatory, nit-picking (informal), censorious, cavilling, fault-finding, captious, carping, niggling, nit-picky (informal) They cater for a range of tastes, from the dainty to the extravagant. Synonyms particular, nice, refined, fussy, scrupulous, fastidious, choosy (informal), picky (informal), finicky, anal retentive, finical - finesse
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Additional synonymsDefinition not easily pleased or satisfied I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this. Synonyms troublesome, trying, awkward, demanding, rigid, stubborn, perverse, fussy, tiresome, intractable, fastidious, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unmanageable, unbending, uncooperative, hard to please, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed, unaccommodating, unamenable Definition paying great attention to neatness, detail, and order He was fastidious about his appearance. Synonyms particular, meticulous, fussy, overdelicate, difficult, nice, critical, discriminating, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), hard to please, finicky, punctilious (formal), pernickety, hypercritical, overnice, nit-picky (informal) Definition showing such concern Perfectionists are fussy, nit-picking types who worry about every little detail. Synonyms fussy, carping, quibbling, pedantic, finicky, cavilling, pettifogging, anal retentive, captious, hairsplitting Definition difficult to please Ted was very particular about the colours he used. Synonyms fussy, demanding, critical, exacting, discriminating, meticulous, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), picky (informal), finicky, pernickety (informal), anal retentive, overnice, nit-picky (informal) Definition fussy Everyone knows children are picky eaters. Synonyms fussy, particular, critical, carping, fastidious, dainty, choosy (informal), finicky, cavilling, pernickety (informal), fault-finding, captious, nit-picky (informal) Definition easily shocked or upset by unpleasant sights or events A meeting with this man is not for the socially squeamish. Synonyms fastidious, particular, delicate, nice (rare), scrupulous, prudish, prissy (informal), finicky, strait-laced, punctilious (formal) |