finicky — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • of a person

   Synonyms

   fastidiousfussy

   Examples

   My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right.

   She has a finicky baby that's hard to feed.

2. Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

   Usage

   • Informal

   Examples

   The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

   Instead of Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Cream Cheese Pie Crust from her addictingly finicky The Pie and Pastry Bible, I decided to make her Sour Cream Crust.

Adjective

1. exacting especially about details

   Synonyms

   finicalfussyparticularpicky

   Examples

   a finicky eater

   fussy about clothes

   More examples (1)

   very particular about how her food was prepared