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单词 finical
释义

finical

adjective

fin·​i·​cal ˈfi-ni-kəl How to pronounce finical (audio)
: finicky
finically
ˈfi-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce finical (audio)
adverb
finicalness
ˈfi-ni-kəl-nəs How to pronounce finical (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • choosy
  • choosey
  • dainty
  • delicate
  • demanding
  • exacting
  • fastidious
  • finicking
  • finicky
  • fussbudgety
  • fussy
  • nice
  • old-maidish
  • particular
  • pernickety [chiefly British]
  • persnickety
  • picky
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Example Sentences

a newspaper who's old-fashionedly finical about proper grammar
Recent Examples on the Web The finical, fanatical, reciprocal chiselling of mind and matter. Christian Wiman, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably from fine entry 1

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

finical

adjective

as in particular
hard to please a newspaper who's old-fashionedly finical about proper grammar

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • particular
  • finicking
  • careful
  • finicky
  • nice
  • exacting
  • fastidious
  • pernickety
  • demanding
  • choosy
  • persnickety
  • picky
  • fussy
  • delicate
  • meticulous
  • dainty
  • critical
  • selective
  • fussbudgety
  • scrupulous
  • captious
  • choosey
  • caviling
  • overcritical
  • hypercritical
  • punctilious
  • discriminating
  • old-maidish
  • discerning
  • faultfinding
  • knowledgeable
  • carping
  • painstaking
  • prissy
  • peevish
  • insightful
  • touchy
  • overdemanding
  • queasy
  • petulant
  • squeamish
  • prim
  • ultrafastidious
  • hyperfastidious
  • cavilling
  • queazy
  • prickly
  • niminy-piminy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lackadaisical
  • undemanding
  • lax
  • affable
  • carefree
  • loose
  • unfastidious
  • unfussy
  • lenient
  • flexible
  • relaxed
  • breezy
  • uncritical
  • indiscriminating
  • permissive
  • devil-may-care
  • undiscriminating
  • laid-back
  • happy-go-lucky
  • low-pressure
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