December 10, 2007

Finicky ***

finicky



Y

a. (形容詞 adjective)

          1.    (吃穿)過分講究的;愛挑剔的


D

–adjective
excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.  

—Synonyms
 
exacting, demanding, meticulous; choosy, picky.

C

finicky, finicking, finical (adjs.)   
 
These are exact synonyms meaning "over-particular, overly fastidious, fussy, meticulous, or over-meticulous": She’s a finicky [eater]

Finicky is far and away the most frequently used; 

the other two are a bit bookish, but all are Standard. Note that only finical has no medial -k-. 


see fastidious persnickety








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