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Finicky vs Pernickety - What's the difference?

finicky | pernickety |

As adjectives the difference between finicky and pernickety

is that finicky is fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details while pernickety is fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.

finicky

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
    • ''The baby was finicky until her diaper was changed.
  • (informal) Demanding, requiring above-normal care.
    • The lawnmower is a bit finicky in cold weather.

    Usage notes

    * The forms (finickier) and (finickiest) also exist, but are quite rare, and perhaps nonstandard. The forms (term) and (term) are much more common, and certainly standard.

    Synonyms

    * fastidious, fussy * See

    Derived terms

    * finickiness * finickity

    pernickety

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chiefly, British) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
  • Requiring attention to minor details.

    • Synonyms

  • persnickety (US); more on