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finickier

finickier is the comparative form of finicky.

Meaning of finicky

Adjective

finicky (comparative finickier or more finicky, superlative finickiest or most finicky)

  1. (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
    • My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.
  2. (informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
    • The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

Questions about finickier

What is finickier the comparative form of?
Finickier is the comparative form of finicky.

Words near finickier in the dictionary

  1. finicalness
  2. finicalnesses
  3. finick
  4. finicked
  5. finickety
  6. finickier
  7. finickiest
  8. finickily
  9. finickin
  10. finickiness
  11. finickinesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: finickier (page history and authors); finicky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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