finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
(adjective) exacting especially about details; “a finicky eater”; “fussy about clothes”; “very particular about how her food was prepared”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
finicky (comparative finickier or more finicky, superlative finickiest or most finicky)
(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
Synonyms: fastidious, fussy, Thesaurus:fastidious
(informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
• The forms finickier and finickiest also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms more finicky and most finicky are much more common, and certainly standard.
Source: Wiktionary
Fin"ick*ing, Fin"ick*y, a.
Definition: Finical; unduly particular. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
