finical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɪnɪkəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
University slang, probably from fine.
Meanings
-
Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
Jefferson grew up familiar with the instruments and immense, finical labour of map-making from scratch.
1996, Jonathan Raban, Bad Land: An American Romance, Pantheon Books, page 52:Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.
1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most finical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more finical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
finicality · finacility · superfinical · finick · finicalness · finicking · finically · unfinical
Relateds
Translations (17)
de zimperlich (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de pingelig (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de pedantisch (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · pl skrupulatny (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · ru привере́дливый (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de fein (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · bg придирчив (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · sv prudentlig (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · sv pedantisk (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de affektiert (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · pl wybredny (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · bg дребнав (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de wählerisch (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · ga cúirialta (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de akribisch (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · pl drobiazgowy (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate) · de anspruchsvoll (finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate)