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finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ], finicking adj
1. excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy 2. full of trivial detail; overelaborate [from finical] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
finicky adjective fussy, difficult, particular, hard to please, critical, scrupulous, fastidious, dainty, squeamish, choosy (informal), picky (informal), nit-picking (informal), finicking, overnice, overparticular Even the most finicky eater will find something to eat. Translations finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] ADJ 1. [person] → melindroso (about con) she's a finicky eater; she is finicky about her food → es muy melindrosa con la comida 2. [job] → complicado finicky [ˈfɪnɪki] adj (= fussy) [person] → tatillon(ne), pointilleux/euse to be a finicky eater → être difficile Even the most finicky eater will find something appetizing here → Même le plus difficile trouvera de quoi lui ouvrir l'appétit ici. finicky adj person → schwer zufriedenzustellen, pingelig (inf); (about food, clothes etc) → wählerisch, pingelig (inf); work, job → kniff(e)lig (inf); detail → winzig; he’s a finicky eater → er ist beim Essen sehr wählerisch finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj a. (person) finicky (about) → pignolo/a (su), difficile (per) b. (job) → minuzioso/a finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj a. (person) finicky (about) → pignolo/a (su), difficile (per) b. (job) → minuzioso/a adj finicky [ˈfiniki] too much concerned with detail She is a very finicky person. puntenerig مُهْتَم بالتَّفاصيل дребнав pedantský pillen; pertentlig pedantisch σχολαστικός melindroso pedantne ایرادی nirso tatillon, méticuleux בָּרֵרָן ब्योरे को ले कर अत्यधिक चिंतित होना sitničav, pedantan kényes teliti vandfÿsinn; smámunasamur meticoloso 気むずかしい 지나치게 까다로운 smulkmeniškas izvēlīgs; izlepis cerewet pietepeuterig altfor nøye/sirlig, overpertentlig pedantyczny melindroso/meticuloso pretenţios; dificil разборчивый pedantský malenkosten sitničav petig, petnoga จู้จี้ kılı kırk yaran, titiz 過於挑剔的,過分講究的 перебірливий; вибагливий ضرورت سے زیادہ محطات cầu kỳ; kiểu cách; quá tỉ mỉ 过于挑剔的,过分讲究的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I had an idea then that foreign missionaries couldn't afford to be finicky in the matter of looks if they wanted a girl to risk her life among cannibals. "If I did," she retorted, "Von Blix wouldn't be finicky about my joining in the cruise to Malaita. In addition to his big hotels, he built amusement parks for the common people, and art galleries and club-house country inns for the more finicky classes. |
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