Finicky Definition

fĭnĭ-kē
finickiest, finickier
adjective
finickier, finickiest
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious.
A finicky eater.
American Heritage
Too particular or exacting; overly dainty or fastidious; fussy.
Webster's New World
(informal) Demanding, requiring above-normal care.
The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.
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Other Word Forms of Finicky

Adjective

Base Form:
finicky
Comparative:
finickier
Superlative:
finickiest

Origin of Finicky

  • From finick a finical person from finical

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From finicking, from finical, from fine

    From Wiktionary

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