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finicky
The definition of finicky is someone who is overly picky or fussy, or is showing an obsessive attention to detail.
(adjective)- A person who only eats one or two things and dislikes everything else is an example of someone who would be described as a finicky eater.
- A collector of art who looks at every detail of all pieces before he buys them to make sure they are perfect is an example of a finicky person.
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See finicky in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
too particular or exacting; overly dainty or fastidious; fussy
Origin: < finicking
Related Forms:
- finickiness noun
See finicky in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
Origin:
Origin: From finick, a finical person
Origin: , from finical
.Related Forms:
- finˈick·i·ness noun
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