finicky

Adjective Satellite

• exacting especially about details
  • "a finicky eater"

Adj

• Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
• Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

Adjective

• Difficult to please; excessively particular or fastidious.

Examples

• My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.
• She has a finicky baby that's hard to feed.
• The finicky player refused to make a move unless it netted at least 30 points.
• The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

Synonyms

finical, fussy, particular, picky, anal-retentive, choosy, conscientious, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finicking, finickity, finicky, finikin, hypercritical, lily-handed, meticulous, niggly, nit-picky, nitpickish, nitty, overcritical, overscrupulous, pedantic, pernickety, persnickety

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