as in careful
hard to please
cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters
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Recent Examples of finicky
Its sandbox-style user experience can be finicky, but the results are solid.
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Bernard May, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
There, Remy helps bumbling kitchen worker Alfredo Linguini cook a series of increasingly delectable dishes that soon attract the attention of the city’s most finicky restaurant critic, Anton Ego.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
And for a finicky aesthete like me, that’s a problem.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Learning Curve: Growing from seed requires patience and a bit more effort, especially for finicky herbs like parsley.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
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Bernard May, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
There, Remy helps bumbling kitchen worker Alfredo Linguini cook a series of increasingly delectable dishes that soon attract the attention of the city’s most finicky restaurant critic, Anton Ego.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
And for a finicky aesthete like me, that’s a problem.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Learning Curve: Growing from seed requires patience and a bit more effort, especially for finicky herbs like parsley.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for finicky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finicky
Adjective
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Navigating this revolution responsibly requires careful policy, support for adaptation and a focus on using technology to benefit people.—
Vaibhav Dani,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There is a blended family about to be formed, as well as a blending of cultures within that family that was nice to see.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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It's been a nice little homecoming to a role that really put me on the map.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 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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Get the kids involved in creating their snacks, use familiar foods for picky eaters, or make up a game like tic-tac-toe with crackers and cheese.—
Christina Montoya Fiedler,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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There will be no fights from the picky eaters at your table when Doritos Chicken Casserole is for dinner.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many items are selling fast in particular colors, and some are retiring once they’re sold out.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In particular, mangosteen is a source of xanthones, a unique form of antioxidants that may help promote health.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no need to boil a kettle in an already stuffy kitchen, no fussy pour-over rituals, no expensive machinery or pods to purchase, and, surprisingly, no specialized cold-brew equipment required.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Clad primarily in glass, Ascent is unnecessarily fussy in its articulation with a few too many nips and tucks in its plan.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The swashbuckling sire, the deadpan ingénue, the sans serif font, the one-point perspective — Anderson’s held fast to his favorite elements even as his canvases have gotten broader and his style even more fastidious.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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This is true of people who don’t bathe and also people who are fastidious about bathing and douse themselves in cologne, and everyone else in between.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Baldwin has done it while playing the most difficult and demanding position on the diamond, mentally in terms of daily meetings and film study, and physically from the toll of working beneath pads in the summer heat and getting nicked up from foul tips, collisions and occasional wayward swings.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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This has come as a result of America being too demanding and being very political.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Finicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicky. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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