finicking

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Then the cousin laughed coarsely and he said to Lotus, who sat there smoking her water pipe, “These town women are too finicking, are they not, Old Mistress?”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

My prudence appeared to me the merest poltroonery, my remark about 'begging' the most finicking absurdity, my failure to accept Ted's offer the most reckless and offensive stupidity.

From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)

Of course I know your finicking way of calling it Lah Delle; but, if you’re English, it’s Ladle.

From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by Rainey, W. (William)

However, he watched very carefully the careless, well-bred eating of Little and the finicking deportment of Graves, and managed to strike the middle course.

From Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George

Well, I’ve seen some inventive geniuses among the species, and while we’re driving straight ahead we can find use for a man if he’s honest and handy finicking round the chores.

From Lorimer of the Northwest by Dewey, Alfred James