finical

English

Etymology

University slang, probably from fine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnɪkəl/

Adjective

finical (comparative more finical, superlative most finical)

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
  Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.
- 1996, Jonathan Raban, Bad Land: An American Romance, Pantheon Books, page 52:
  Jefferson grew up familiar with the instruments and immense, finical labour of map-making from scratch.

Derived terms

finacility
finick
finicking

Related terms

finicky

Translations

finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

Bulgarian: придирчив (bg) (pridirčiv), дребнав (bg) (drebnav)
German: anspruchsvoll (de), pedantisch (de), pingelig (de), fein (de), zimperlich (de), wählerisch (de), affektiert (de), akribisch (de)
Irish: cúirialta
Polish: drobiazgowy (pl) m, skrupulatny (pl) m, wybredny (pl) m
Russian: привере́дливый (ru) (priverédlivyj)
Swedish: pedantisk (sv), prudentlig (sv)

See also

jaunty

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