finicky

Etymology
From fr., from , from +. Compare dated. Perhaps suggested by Middle Dutch fijnkens 'accurately, neatly, prettily'. Cfr. also 🇨🇬.

Adjective

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

Usage notes

 * The forms and  also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms  and  are much more common, and certainly standard.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech: vybíravý,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: repugnante
 * German:, , , , , , , , , überkorrekt, , peinlich genau
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, , , , , , , esquilimoso,
 * Swedish:


 * German:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: pillig