- fin|ick
- fin|ick «FIHN ihk», intransitive verb.to do something in a fastidious manner, wasting time over unnecessary details; to mince; affect airs: »
Stop finicking with that dress!
╂[back formation < finical]
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fin|ick|y — «FIHN uh kee», adjective. too fussy or particular; finical: »He is very finicky about the clothes he wears. ╂[variant of finical] –fin´ick|i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fin´ick|ing|ness — fin|ick|ing «FIHN uh kihng», adjective. = finical. (Cf. ↑finical) ╂[probably < finick + ing2] –fin´ick|ing|ly, adverb. –fin´ick|ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fin´ick|ing|ly — fin|ick|ing «FIHN uh kihng», adjective. = finical. (Cf. ↑finical) ╂[probably < finick + ing2] –fin´ick|ing|ly, adverb. –fin´ick|ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fin|ick|ing — «FIHN uh kihng», adjective. = finical. (Cf. ↑finical) ╂[probably < finick + ing2] –fin´ick|ing|ly, adverb. –fin´ick|ing|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fin´ick|i|ness — fin|ick|y «FIHN uh kee», adjective. too fussy or particular; finical: »He is very finicky about the clothes he wears. ╂[variant of finical] –fin´ick|i|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ick — bor·ick·ite; col·ick·er; dee·vil·ick; don·ick; don·ick·er; fin·ick; fin·ick·i·ness; fin·ick·ing; fin·ick·ing·ly; fin·ick·ing·ness; ick; ick·er; ick·i·ness; ick·le; jel·ick; lar·ick; lu·der·ick; mav·er·ick·er; pan·ick·i·ness; phys·ick;… … 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
finick — fin·ick … English syllables
finicky — fin•ick•y or finnicky [[t]ˈfɪn ɪ ki[/t]] also fin•i•king [[t]ˈfɪn ɪ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. ick•i•er, ick•i•est excessively particular or fastidious • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
finicky — fin|ick|y [ fınıki ] adjective 1. ) liking things only when they are correct in every detail: Some children are finicky eaters. 2. ) more complicated than necessary and difficult to deal with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
