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finicky
CIDE DICTIONARY
finicky, a.
Finical; unduly particular; excessively demanding over minor details. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
finicky, adj.
1 over-particular, fastidious.
2 needing much attention to detail; fiddly.
1 over-particular, fastidious.
2 needing much attention to detail; fiddly.
Derivative
finickiness n.
THESAURUS
finicky
accurate, advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, assiduous, attentive, aware, careful, choosy, close, concentrated, conscientious, conscious, correct, critical, dainty, delicate, demanding, detailed, difficult, diligent, earnest, elaborate, exact, exacting, exigent, exquisite, fastidious, fine, finical, finicking, finikin, full, fuss-budgety, fussy, hard to please, heedful, intense, intent, intentive, meticulous, mindful, minute, narrow, nice, niggling, nit-picking, observant, observing, on the ball, on the job, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, particular, pawky, pernickety, persnickety, picayune, picky, precise, precisianistic, precisionistic, punctilious, punctual, queasy, refined, regardful, religious, rigid, rigorous, scrupulous, scrutinizing, special, specific, squeamish, strict, subtle, watchfulROGET THESAURUS
finicky
Fastidiousness
N fastidiousness, nicety, hypercriticism, difficulty in being pleased, friandise, epicurism, omnia suspendens naso, epicure, gourmet, prudery, fastidious, nice, delicate, delicat, finical, finicky, demanding, meticulous, exacting, strict, anal, difficult, dainty, lickerish, squeamish, thin-skinned, squeasy, queasy, hard to please, difficult to please, querulous, particular, straitlaced, scrupulous, censorious, hypercritical, overcritical, noli me tangere.For further exploring for "finicky" in Webster Dictionary Online