# finicky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪnɪki/ · frequency rank #56,122

## Definitions
1. Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
2. Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/finicky