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comparative more finical, superlative most finical
Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate. quotations examples
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