as in careful
hard to please
cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters
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Recent Examples of finicky
Guest judge Buddha Lo — two-time Top Chef winner and finicky food enthusiast — loves the concept.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Switching brands is easy, and customers are more finicky than ever.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But the spring portal can also be particularly finicky.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Keep in mind: Shipping fresh flowers can be finicky, especially to hundreds of stores across the country.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Switching brands is easy, and customers are more finicky than ever.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
But the spring portal can also be particularly finicky.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Keep in mind: Shipping fresh flowers can be finicky, especially to hundreds of stores across the country.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finicky
Adjective
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Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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However, Kilmeade was careful to praise Musk’s efforts during his time in the Trump administration.—
Andrew Kirell,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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That this wrap-up happens on the stoop of an apartment building provides a nice callback to Past Lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Reyes was a nice spring training story, but the Yankees were fooled by meaningless February and March stats.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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But Wilson is in his comfort zone as ever with Anderson, playing Francis’s persnickety dedication to the trip’s itinerary with his typical generosity.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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What would the notoriously persnickety Corbitt say about those bold additions?—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Pets can be pretty picky, especially with their food and water.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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There is no such thing as a perfect candidate, so don’t be so darn picky.—
Michelle Jefferson,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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But for some reason this particular patch of dead air didn’t leave enough time to let everyone back to their seats before Lin-Manuel Miranda and company took the stage.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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One of its biggest beefs in recent years has been over U.S. moves to limit the access of Chinese companies to technology, and in particular to equipment and processes needed to produce the most advanced semiconductors.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Their elevated, but not fussy take on Southern food is truly exceptional.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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The compressive fabric and neckline work together to enhance smaller busts, while the stretchy material allows for all-day wear without feeling fussy or poking at the skin.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Advertisement Anderson has been accused of many things: putting style before substance, being too sardonic as to lack emotionality, leaning too hard into nostalgia, becoming too fastidious for his own good.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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In the past several weeks, President Donald Trump, who has never been fastidious about separating public and private business, has been involved in a remarkable number of potential conflicts of interest.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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All have long-standing reputations and a superb stock that will meet the requirements of the most demanding connoisseur.—
Felipe Schrieberg,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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That becomes especially useful when dealing with fluctuating frame rates on more demanding games.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Finicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicky. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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