finicky
Example Sentences
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The “coffee-machine story” was a recounting of the finicky 1970s coin-operated coffee machine in his office that often malfunctioned and dispensed its entire contents from one coin.
His first recommendation comes long before you board, during the finicky process of where to sit.
Restaurants have struggled this year with rising costs for ingredients such as beef, scarce labor and more finicky customers.
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The farmers who sampled it were quick to dismiss the finicky tree.
Hamstring injuries are finicky, especially for a mobile quarterback, and hurrying back from one is never smart.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.