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Finical vs Foppish - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between finical and foppish

is that finical is finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate while foppish is like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance.

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

    foppish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance.

    • Synonyms

    * dandy