You dine at one restaurant, and you always order the same meal. You are a finicky eater — that is, you are quite particular about food. Fastidious, fussy, picky, persnickety: these are all synonyms for finicky, and they all suggest someone with extremely exacting tastes and habits, someone almost impossible to please.
What does it mean when something is finicky?
1 : extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards a finicky eater My teacher is finicky about spelling. 2 : requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort a finicky recipe … growing the finicky Pinot Noir grape …—
How do you use finicky in a sentence?
Finicky sentence example
- The finicky student gets upset when her teacher switches up the organized schedule. ...
- Our easy-going baby has turned into a finicky toddler, who will only eat macaroni and cheese for dinner. ...
- Too much change can cause an animal to be finicky about her food or even give her digestive problems.
