finicky

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fin·i·cky /ˈfɪnɪki/ adjective  1  CAREFULtoo concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike 过分讲究的，爱挑剔的 SYN fussy She’s very finicky about what she eats. 她吃东西非常讲究。2  CAREFULneeding to be done very carefully, while paying attention to small details 需要细心做的，细致的 SYN fiddly a finicky job 细致活

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finicky• He thought Blanche was being too finicky.• He is slightly finicky and a little superstitious.• I get really finicky and picky.• Tonya was a finicky eater when she was little.• Then, perhaps, the finicky felines will deign to dip their tongues into the clean water you offer them.• It is a monumental task, performed through thousands upon thousands of finicky observations and measurements.Origin finicky (1500-1600) finical “finicky” ((16-20 centuries)), probably from → FINE1

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finicky
fin‧i‧cky /ˈfɪnɪki/ adjective1. too concerned with unimportant details and small things that you like or dislike
   SYN  fussy:
    She’s very finicky about what she eats.
2. needing to be done very carefully, while paying attention to small details
   SYN  fiddly:
    a finicky job

fin·ickyBrE /ˈfɪnɪki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɪnɪki/ 🔊 adjective(disapproving) too worried about what you eat, wear, etc.; disliking many things （对衣食等）过分讲究的，过分挑剔的 SYN fussy ◆a finicky eater过分挑食者needing great care and attention to detail 需认真仔细对待的；需要注意细节的 SYN fiddly ◆It's a very finicky job. 这是个很细致的工作。🔊🔊