finicky

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

kieskeurig

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

schizzinoso

tatasse

exigente

melindroso

difficile

affektierte

tatillon

melindroso

pingelig

exigeant

λεπτολόγος

punyeter

minuciós

gourmand

σχολαστικός

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɪnɪki/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Siciliaans: 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.