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Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century.
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finicking
Today it means: finical Full definition →
Today it means: finical Full definition →
Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.