fin´i|cal|ness

fin´i|cal|ness
fin|i|cal «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective.
too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish.
[apparently < fine1 + -ic + -al1]
fin´i|cal|ly, adverb.
fin´i|cal|ness, noun.

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  • fin´i|cal|ly — fin|i|cal «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective. too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish. ╂[apparently < fine1 + ic + al1] –fin´i|cal|ly, adverb. –fin´i|cal|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • fin|i|cal — «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective. too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish. ╂[apparently < fine1 + ic + al1] –fin´i|cal|ly, adverb. –fin´i|cal|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • fin — af·fin·i·tive; af·fin·i·ty; al·fin; an·thra·ru·fin; ar·ci·fin·i·ous; ar·gen·taf·fin; bif·fin; bof·fin; chro·maf·fin; cof·fin·less; con·fin·i·ty; cuf·fin; de·fin·abil·i·ty; de·fin·able; de·fin·er; de·fin·i·en·dum; de·fin·i·ens; de·fin·i·tive·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • finicalness — fin·i·cal·ness …   English syllables

  • Finical — Fin i*cal, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. Finical taste. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Finically — Finical Fin i*cal, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. Finical taste. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Finicalness — Finical Fin i*cal, a. [From {Fine}, a.] Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious. Finical taste. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] The gross style consists in giving no detail, the finical in giving nothing else. Hazlitt. Syn: {Finical} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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