finicky

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details. informal
    — My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.
  2. Demanding; requiring above-normal care. informal
    — The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

词形变化

finickier comparative more finicky comparative finickiest superlative most finicky superlative

词汇关系

近义词
exacting fastidious fussy meticulous particular picky
衍生词
finickily finickiness finickity unfinicky

词源

From finick (“to work in a fastidious manner, wasting time over unnecessary details”) + -y. Compare finicking, finical, and dated finikin. Perhaps suggested by obsolete Dutch fijnkens (“accurately, neatly, prettily”) (modern Dutch fijntjes). Compare also Sicilian finicchiu.
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