fin·ick·y

[fin-i-kee]
adjective, fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est.
excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy.
Also, finnicky, fin·i·king [fin-i-king] .


Origin:
1815–25; finick + -y1

su·per·fin·ick·y, adjective


exacting, demanding, meticulous; choosy, picky.
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finicky or finicking (ˈfɪnɪkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  excessively particular, as in tastes or standards; fussy
2.  full of trivial detail; overelaborate
 
[C19: from finical]
 
finicking or finicking
 
adj
 
[C19: from finical]

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Finicky is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Word Origin & History

finicky
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).
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Example sentences
Few of nature's creatures are less finicky in their diets, which helps explain
  the coyote's wide distribution.
Finicky eaters and older kids can order from the adult menu.
They can be finicky about their growing requirements.
Creating tissues from stem cells is a finicky process.
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