finical

F4I1N1I1C3A1L1
/ˈfɪnɪkəl/

adjective

Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

Similar
finickyfussyparticularpickyfastidious
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Meanings

adjectivefinical (comparative more finical, superlative most finical)

comparative more finical · superlative most finical

  1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

    Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.

    1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
    1 more example

    Jefferson grew up familiar with the instruments and immense, finical labour of map-making from scratch.

    1996, Jonathan Raban, Bad Land: An American Romance, Pantheon Books, page 52

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexacting especially about details

Similar
finickyfussyparticularpickyfastidious
Also see
fastidiousfinickyfussylily-handednittyparticularpernicketypicky

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

University slang, probably from fine.

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Translations

Bulgarian придирчив, дребнав
  • придирчив (pridirčiv)finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • дребнав (drebnav)finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
German anspruchsvoll, pedantisch
  • anspruchsvollfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • pedantischfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • pingeligfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • feinfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • zimperlichfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • wählerischfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • affektiertfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • akribischfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
Irish cúirialta
  • cúirialtafinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
Polish drobiazgowy, skrupulatny
  • drobiazgowyfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • skrupulatnyfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • wybrednyfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
Russian привере́дливый
  • привере́дливый (priverédlivyj)finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
Swedish pedantisk, prudentlig
  • pedantiskfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
  • prudentligfinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate
Cite this entry
APA

finical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finical

MLA

“finical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finical.

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