The children at the party were all very finicky eaters and would not eat the vegetables. From LearnThat.org.
A finicky eater. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
On the other hand, no one that stands in finicky dread of it and similar diseases can afford to travel in the South Seas. From Wordnik.com. ["The High Seat Of Abundance"] Reference
Poinsettias, for example, are known as finicky plants that crave dark more than light, and which will die without that proper care. From Wordnik.com. [Greeley Tribune - Top Stories] Reference
Chicken doesn't mean you're demure; it means you're "finicky" echoes Sloane Crosley. From Wordnik.com. [Skinny "Bastards" and Pastors Join "Bitches" in Praising V-word] Reference
Sometimes that kind of finicky analysis can indeed ruin the magic, but it can also improve one's appreciation of a truly great work. From Wordnik.com. [Casablanca] Reference
I was exceedingly particular and "finicky" about my food. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865] Reference
I've found them all kind of finicky to set up and / or run. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinder Development] Reference
Seems cool on the surface but kind of finicky and unnecessary. From Wordnik.com. [Kat with a K] Reference
The information will help researchers understand panda traits such as finicky diets. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
"finicky" technique of brushing on and rubbing off acrylic paints. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Payflow’s recurring events are kind of finicky to work with and this system seems to be a good improvement over it. From Wordnik.com. [Some thoughts about Amazon’s Flexible Payment System : #comments] Reference
It doesn't take much to disturb the finicky bears. From Wordnik.com. [Loving Pandas To Death] Reference
Do not buy any with finicky or delicate brass handles. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Problem here, of course, is that dogs aren't finicky at all. From Wordnik.com. [The New Power Breakfast] Reference
The alternative promises to be cheaper and much less finicky. From Wordnik.com. [Electronics: Chips Everywhere] Reference
Women of this class are finicky housekeepers in their own homes. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
A finicky thief with a taste for chocolate, and not just any candy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 12, 2007] Reference
But experts say the U.S. car consumer's more mature and more finicky. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2005] Reference
In relationships, your generation is finicky at best, and full of loners. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Goodbye] Reference
Over here, -- this gets a little finicky sometimes -- this is the assembly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2009] Reference
The look of boredom, bred by long months of finicky penny purchasers, vanished. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
And so, Soledad, it is interesting, people are very finicky about their coffee. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2006] Reference
TONY PERKINS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA: Well, this has been finicky as well, Larry. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2004] Reference
He felt besieged by finicky cats, pushy piano players, and now gregarious youngsters. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Came To Breakfast]
There were plenty of reasons why: satellites can be finicky and prone to subtle errors. From Wordnik.com. [Zeroing In On Climate Change] Reference
For a creature as bloodthirsty as the kraken, it certainly was finicky about pinpricks!. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
BELL: But as you can see, Mother Nature is, you know, quite finicky these times of years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2002] Reference
Then we have us finicky Americans who change our polls based on a single day or week of news. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2007] Reference
"Well, anyway," concluded the dyspeptic male teacher of Latin, "women are more finicky than men.". From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
In Iowa, mother and child have a good business going together, all because baby is a finicky eater. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2007] Reference
She washed them without comment, realizing that it was not her place to be finicky, and had a good meal. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
A domestic robot appeared, one of those faceless yard-high jobs with umpteen recessed grab-arms and finicky cleaning accessories. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
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