finicky
Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about detailsFastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
» Tom is finicky.
Tom ist pingelig.
Том вибагливий.
Том вередливий.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.
She has a finicky baby that's hard to feed.
kleinlich, anspruchsvoll, wählerisch
привере́дливыйpriverédlivyj
exacting especially about details
(informal)Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.
anspruchsvoll, heikel, pflegebedürftig
капризныйkapriznyj
Examples
19 sentencesTom is finicky.
Том вибагливий.
deTom ist pingelig.
I know that Tom is finicky.
I think that Tom is finicky.
I think both Tom and Mary are finicky.
I think Tom and Mary are both finicky.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From finick (“to work in a fastidious manner, wasting time over unnecessary details”) + -yFrom finick (“to work in a fastidious manner, wasting time over unnecessary details”) + -y. Compare finicking, finical, and dated finikin. Perhaps suggested by obsolete Dutch fijnkens (“accurately, neatly, prettily”) (modern Dutch fijntjes). Compare also Sicilian finicchiu.
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Forms
finickier/more finicky, finickiest/most finicky| Comparative | finickier / more finicky Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | finickiest / most finicky Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
26 synonyms- exacting especially about details:finicalfussyparticularpicky
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form