as in careful
hard to please
cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters
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Recent Examples of finicky
But there are many other types of ferns that are much less finicky indoors, including lemon button fern, crocodile fern, and bird’s nest fern.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Some houseplants are finicky about humidity, but African violets are usually content with standard household humidity levels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
On the downside, motion duck decoys are expensive and some of them are finicky in field conditions.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
For tens of millions of years, dinosaurs dominated the planet – by not being finicky eaters.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Some houseplants are finicky about humidity, but African violets are usually content with standard household humidity levels.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
On the downside, motion duck decoys are expensive and some of them are finicky in field conditions.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
For tens of millions of years, dinosaurs dominated the planet – by not being finicky eaters.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finicky
Adjective
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In comments at the Morgan Stanley media conference, the Fox CEO was again extremely careful to stress that the goal is not to cannibalize linear television and Fox will not advertise it on linear television but is meant purely to capture those who cut the cord or have never subscribed to cable.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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There’s potential for clarity in resolving any lingering tension, but also be careful not to speak too rashly.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Why is the knee-jerk reaction to say something horrible rather than to say something nice?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Boomers’ American Dream of working hard will provide for a nice house with a white picket fence, new cars, a family, financial security, and pensions.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jonathan Pryce plays the persnickety headmaster who prefers to keep politics outside the school walls.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2024
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Kurkdjian’s policies as head of the department reflect both a persnickety attention to detail and an obsession with creative autonomy.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Dining and Culinary Experiences Everyone knows kids can be picky eaters, so Palmar Beach Resort offers a range of dining options as part of its Gourmet Culinary All-Inclusive Plan.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The obvious concern is that such a move could result in a loss of business, as there are always plenty of young publicists who are struggling to build their brands and eager to add a famous name to their client list without being too picky about contract terms.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On Tuesday, Target CEO Brian Cornell said that Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, in particular, may force the company to raise prices on fruits and vegetables as soon as this week.—
Danny Freeman,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Thompson: Alderman is sort of a conglomeration of five or six mathematicians, two in particular, in the mid-70’s in America, who were working on this idea of public key cryptography.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Carruth’s broad goal of rose breeding and hybridization is to make the rose a contender with all plants, rather than a fussy queen of the garden.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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If all that seems too fussy, remember that there's always no-bake cheesecakes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fastidious, precociously mature character served as a comedic foil to his feistier mother as well as the rest of the show’s broader Pritchett-Dunphy clan.—
John Russell,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The girls are both members of the school’s choir, a traditionalist institution overseen with fastidious strictness by conductor Bojan (Saša Tabaković), whose preferred repertoire of dusty hymns and local folk songs gives the girls a collective air of ethereal purity when singing.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While lapidary work involves precise and sometimes physically demanding tasks, the CEYLONS female gem-cutting program aims to banish any and all misconceptions that such labor is unsuitable for women.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The most obvious question those holding or thinking of picking up tickets for future shows might be asking is whether Ann could still deliver some of the most demanding wailing in the rock ‘n’ roll canon at age 74, with or without the recent issues.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Finicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finicky. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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