finical

Etymology

University slang, probably from fine.

adj

  1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
    Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly. 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
    Jefferson grew up familiar with the instruments and immense, finical labour of map-making from scratch. 1996, Jonathan Raban, Bad Land: An American Romance, Pantheon Books, page 52

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