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finickiest

finickiest is the superlative 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 finickiest

What is finickiest the superlative form of?
Finickiest is the superlative form of finicky.

Words near finickiest in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: finickiest (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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