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adjective Etymology: alteration of finicking Date: circa 1825 1. extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards a ~ eater 2. requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort a ~ recipe • finickiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 over-particular, fastidious. 2 needing much attention to detail; fiddly. Derivatives finickiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ adj 1 too concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike; fussy (She's very finicky about what she eats.) 2 needing to be done very carefully, while paying attention to small details (It was a finicky job, trying to get the spring back into my watch.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1825 dial. variant of 17c. finikin "dainty, mincing," from finical "too particular" (1592), from fine (adj.) + -ical as in cynical, ironical. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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