as in careful
hard to please
cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters
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Recent Examples of finicky
Hall’s dexterity with finicky varietals is on full display with his entry level Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (both civilly priced at $40 and $45 respectively).
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Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The restaurant, which has held its Michelin star for more than 20 years—no small feat in the finicky world of fine dining—continues to draw diners with seasonal course menus, shaped by local suppliers and produce from the estate gardens, as well as its service and sense of occasion.
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Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Its finicky drainage needs are easier to manage in a pot, and lavender always looks fantastic in a large terra-cotta planter.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2026
Scott finds one benefit to be the guarantee of a predictable schedule, as opposed to potentially finicky and expensive Ubers or other local transportation.
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Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for finicky
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The restaurant, which has held its Michelin star for more than 20 years—no small feat in the finicky world of fine dining—continues to draw diners with seasonal course menus, shaped by local suppliers and produce from the estate gardens, as well as its service and sense of occasion.
—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Its finicky drainage needs are easier to manage in a pot, and lavender always looks fantastic in a large terra-cotta planter.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2026
Scott finds one benefit to be the guarantee of a predictable schedule, as opposed to potentially finicky and expensive Ubers or other local transportation.
—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for finicky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finicky
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Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
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Graduate students face lower federal limits and the loss of Grad PLUS, requiring careful financial planning.
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Quince This matching set feels especially nice on warm nights, thanks to its naturally cooling bamboo viscose material.
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Worth checking out The Nest Fragrances Reed Diffuser will keep your bathroom smelling nice with 21 lush scents, including lemon and mint, apricot tea, ginger and vanilla bean, ocean mist and sea salt, grapefruit and more.
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Imagine creating a new standard of hypersensitive caution about attracting even the most persnickety media criticism, and then applying it for the first time to your son’s wedding.
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Francesca’s pinnacle Once a Regency world has implied there’s mass print culture capable of speedy and pervasive distribution of colored images, something as persnickety as vocabulary is probably beside the point.
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Again, these shops—think Plato’s Closet or Uptown Cheapskate—are picky and often cater to a younger audience.
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McLaughlin admits that years of parenting picky eaters helped inspire the central idea behind the project.
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The Supreme Court’s rulings have landed with particular force in South Florida, which is home to the largest share of Venezuelan immigrants in the country.
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And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.
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Visually, Jaron’s clean lines and subtle stitching give it a timeless look that is anything but fussy.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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Diana was fastidious about controlling her narrative.
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Building a paper airplane can be as demanding as building the airframe of a real aircraft.
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Once the evaluation process is complete, the company plans to scale production to thousands of units over the next three years, targeting manufacturers seeking to automate physically demanding and hazardous work.
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“Finicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicky. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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