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finickin

finickin is the alternative form of finikin.

Meaning of finikin

Adjective

finikin (comparative more finikin, superlative most finikin)

  1. (dated) Excessively dainty or fastidious.
    • Have a great regard for the cleanliness of your hands, but do not be finikin about it.c. 1745, George Washington, edited by Moncure D. Conway, George Washington's Rules of Civility, published 1890

Forms of finickin

comparativemore finickin
superlativemost finickin

Questions about finickin

What is finickin the alternative form of?
Finickin is the alternative form of finikin.

Words near finickin in the dictionary

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

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