Finicky

//ˈfɪnɪki//

Synonyms for "finicky" (123 found)

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similar

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Translations

40 translations across 11 languages.

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Catalan

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  • primmirat adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Czech

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  • puntičkářský adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • vybíravý adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

French

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  • pinailleur adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • pointilleux adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Galician

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  • repugnante adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

German

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  • affektiert adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • anspruchsvoll adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • anspruchsvoll adj (demanding, requiring above-normal care)
  • etepetete adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Hungarian

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  • szőrszálhasogató adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Italian

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  • puntiglioso adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Ottoman Turkish

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  • تتیز adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Russian

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  • капризный adj (demanding, requiring above-normal care)
  • привере́дливый adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Spanish

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  • dificultoso adj (demanding, requiring above-normal care)
  • difícil adj (demanding, requiring above-normal care)
  • escolimoso adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • esquilimoso adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)

Swedish

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  • petig adj (fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting)
  • pillig adj (demanding, requiring above-normal care)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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You're finicky.

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Tom is finicky.

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I'm finicky.

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I just came back from replacing the TV; it was acting really finicky.

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