finick

intransitive verb

fin·​ick

variants or less commonly finnick

ˈfinik,

-nēk

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to become excessively or affectedly dainty or refined in speech or manner : put on airs

2

: to dawdle about

finicked with her food

—Elizabeth Taylor

she was not one who had time to finick about snipping at blossoms

—Adrian Bell

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from finicking

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