finicky

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnɪki/

The English word “finicky” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

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.

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