finicky

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

tatasse

difficile

tatillon

maniaque

pointilleux

exigeant

gourmand

Synonymes

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

Traductions

schizzinoso

melindroso

exigente

kieskeurig

affektierte

pingelig

melindroso

punyeter

minuciós

λεπτολόγος

σχολαστικός

puntimirat

zimperlich

wählerisch

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɪnɪki/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à sicilien: 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.