too particular or exacting; overly dainty or fastidious; fussy
also fin′ick·ing
Origin of finicky
from finical
A finicky eater refusing healthy food.
- 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.
The definition of finicky is someone who is overly picky or fussy, or is showing an obsessive attention to detail.
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adjective
fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·estInsisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
Origin of finicky
From finick a finical person from finicalRelated Forms:
- fin′ick·i·ness
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Adjective
(comparative finickier or more finicky, superlative finickiest or most finicky)
- (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- The baby was finicky until her diaper was changed.
- (informal) Demanding, requiring above-normal care.
- The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.
Usage notes
- The forms finickier and finickiest also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms more finicky and most finicky are much more common, and certainly standard.
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Sentence Examples
- Too much change can cause an animal to be finicky about her food or even give her digestive problems.Once you find a food that your cat loves and that seems to work well for her, use it exclusively.
- When you give your cat her own bed, you regain a little of your own territory, but as most cat owners have already observed, felines do not play by our rules, and are notoriously finicky.
- Meticulous cats will always have a clean litter - If you have a finicky cat that refuses to use a litter box that has been soiled, an automatic box can keep your cat from soiling other areas of your home.
- While shopping at the end of the season will yield the lowest prices, remember that kids can be incredibly finicky - the fall fashions a girl loves this year may be deemed outdated the next.
- Although Nestle's decision to stop making Tender Vittles may seem understandable to most pet owners, there are a few finicky cats that simply refuse to eat anything other than this food.
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