finicky

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪnɪki/ Hyphenation: fin‧ick‧y === Adjective === finicky (comparative finickier or more finicky, superlative finickiest or most finicky) (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details. Synonyms: fastidious, fussy; see also Thesaurus:fastidious (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care. ==== Usage notes ==== The forms finickier and finickiest also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms more finicky and most finicky are much more common, and certainly standard. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “finicky”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.