adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   finicky behaviour; fussing

Adjective

1. 1
   finical

   "[…] he had wasted much time trying to teach her to keep house to suit his finicking taste […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"[…] he had wasted much time trying to teach her to keep house to suit his finicking taste […]"

Etymology

Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century.

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