Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary Pronunciation: ' fi-ni-k ē Function: adjective Etymology: alteration of finicking Date: circa 1825 1 : extremely or excessively particular, … 1 finical, fussy, fastidious, critical, difficult, meticulous, hard to please, (over-)delicate, (over-)dainty, (over-)particular, over-nice, over-precise, niminy-piminy, punctilious, (over-)scrupulous, Colloq … The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations informal persnickety archaic nice.Ĭoncise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary 25B6 adjective FUSSY, fastidious, punctilious, over-particular, difficult, exacting, demanding informal picky, choosy, pernickety N. Finicky is used with these nouns: ↑ eater Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition FINICKY - adjective Synonyms: nice 1, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicking, fussy, particular, pernickety, persnickety, squeamish.Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicking, fussy, particular, pernickety, persnickety, squeamish FINICKY - Synonyms and related words : accurate, advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, assiduous, attentive, aware, careful, choosy, close, concentrated, …. ![]() ![]() FINICKY - giving or needing too much attention to detailHe's terribly finicky about his food and refuses to eat ….FINICKY - adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Tonya was a finicky eater when she was little.FINICKY - If you say that someone is ~, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult to …Ĭollins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык.FINICKY - If you say that someone is finicky, you mean that they are worried about small details and are difficult …Ĭollins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.2 needing much attention to detail fiddly. FINICKY - adj.1 over-particular, fastidious.Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English FINICKY - fin ‧ i ‧ cky /ˈfɪnɪki/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 Origin: finical 'finicky' (16-20 centuries), probably ….Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary ( disapproving ) too worried about what you eat, wear, etc. ![]()
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