FINICKY

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


Etymology

Adjective

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.

Usage notes

• 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



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1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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