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finical

/ˈfɪnɪkəl/

Meanings
adjective
Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

Examples :

"My toddler is very finical about his food, refusing anything that isn't cut into perfect squares. "
character attitude quality

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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squares noun

/skwɛrz/ /skwɛərz/

A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

""The checkerboard is made up of alternating black and white squares." "

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anything noun

/ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/

Someone or something of importance.

"My daughter's success in school is anything I'm proud of. "

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delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

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refusing verb

/ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

To decline (a request or demand).

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

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very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

True, real, actual.

"He tried his very best."

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overly adjective

/ˈoʊvərli/ /ˈoʊvərliː/

Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

"The student's research was overly reliant on a few quick online articles, making it superficial and lacking in depth. "

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finicky adjective

/ˈfɪnɪki/

(of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.

"My editor is very finicky about punctuation. Every dot and comma has to be just right."

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fastidious adjective

/fæˈstɪdi.əs/

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.

"My aunt is a fastidious housekeeper; everything in her home is perfectly clean and organized. "

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perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

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precise verb

/pɹɪˈsaɪs/

(NNES or European Union documents) To make or render precise; to specify.

"The teacher needed to precisely define the terms in the upcoming exam. "

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toddler noun

/ˈtɒdlər/ /ˈtɑdlər/

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

"The toddler wobbled across the living room, giggling as she tried to reach her toys. "