finicking

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finicking

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Late 16th century. Earliest occurrence as finical, probably coined from fine + -ical. Finicking is recorded from the mid-17th century.

adjective

finical […] he had wasted much time trying to teach her to keep house to suit his finicking taste […]

noun finickings

finicky behaviour; fussing

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"finicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/finicking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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finicking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/finicking

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"finicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/finicking.

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@misc{finicking_2026,
  title = {finicking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finicking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}