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Finial vs Finical - What's the difference?

finial | finical |

As a noun finial

is the knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in gothic architecture.

As an adjective finical is

finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

finial

English

(wikipedia finial)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
  • Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fence post or staircase newel post.

    • Quotations

    * 1988' : It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron '''finials and terracotta quatrefoils. - , (Penguin Books, paperback edition, 142)

    finical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), (Ulysses) :
    • Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.

    Derived terms

    * finick * finicking

    Related terms

    * finicky

    See also

    * jaunty