finicky
(Engels)
- (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈfɪnɪki/
Etymologie (Engels)
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.
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