finikin

adjective

1. Excessively dainty or fastidious.

   dated

   Have a great regard for the cleanliness of your hands, but do not be finikin about it.

Where it comes from

From Middle Dutch fijnkens (“exactly; precisely”), from fijn (“fine”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry finikin (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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