Antonyms for finicky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fin-i-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪn ɪ ki |
Definition of finicky
Origin :- 1825, "dainty, mincing," from finical "too particular" (1590s), perhaps from fine (adj.) + -ical as in cynical, ironical. The -k- between the final -c- and a suffix beginning in -i, -y, or -e is an orthographic rule to mark the pronunciation of -c- as "k" (cf. picnicking, trafficking, panicky, shellacked).
- adj overparticular
- Some were finicky as to their officers, and waited until they should be satisfied.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Who was this finicky party with the willow-ware eyes, anyway?
- Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
- Kitty was the only Maynard who was finicky about her clothes.
- Extract from : « Marjorie's Busy Days » by Carolyn Wells
- Married one of these up-dee-dee, poetry-reading, finicky women.
- Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis
- Finicky ladies don't get two invitations into the Treadwell.
- Extract from : « Alaska » by Ella Higginson
- This reasoning is not finicky, but very profound; accept it in the right spirit.
- Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop
- Well, I too feel that way at times: we all have finicky moments.
- Extract from : « The Crow's Nest » by Clarence Day, Jr.
- It was a revelation to Rose of the elegancies of a dainty, finicky girl's toilet.
- Extract from : « Rose of Dutcher's Coolly » by Hamlin Garland
- Women of this class are finicky housekeepers in their own homes.
- Extract from : « The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari » by James S. De Benneville
- I was too morbid and finicky and exacting for a healthy man.
- Extract from : « Happiness and Marriage » by Elizabeth (Jones) Towne
Synonyms for finicky
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