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finicky

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fin·ick·y  (fn-k)
adj. fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.
[From finick, a finical person, from finical.]
finick·i·ness n.
finicky or finicking
Adjective
1. extremely fussy
2. overelaborate or ornate: finicky designer patterns [earlier finical, from fine1]
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Adj.1.finicky - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
finical, picky, fussy, particular
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
Translations
Spanish finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj (= fussy) → delicado
French finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj → tatillon(ne) → méticuleux/euse, minutieux/euse
German finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj → pingelig
Italian finicky [ˈfɪnɪkɪ] adj → esigente, pignolo/a; minuziosoa/a
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