ADJ.
cold, hard, used
VERB + FINICKY
acting, bit, isn't, know, think
FINICKY + NOUN
baby, everything, mary, punctuation
PREP.
about, in
ADV.
really
adj
Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
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.
Demanding; requiring above-normal care.
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 — exacting especially about details
You're finicky.
Tom is finicky.
I'm finicky.
i Register
In some senses, finicky is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.