finicky

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
2. (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

Sinonieme

fussy

choosy

picky

fastidious

finical

pedantic

particular

nit-picking

partial eclipse

pernickety

pettifogging

punctilious

scholastic

scrupulous

spoiled

squeamish

talkative

thorough

fuss-budget

loaf around

caviller

persnickety

bookish

pernickety

critical

‼️

donnish

fault-finding

fusspot

nice

niggling

Vertalings

schizzinoso

tatasse

melindroso

exigente

affektierte

difficile

tatillon

melindroso

pingelig

kieskeurig

exigeant

λεπτολόγος

punyeter

gourmand

minuciós

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfɪnɪki/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Sisiliaans: finicchiu

In summary

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.