finicky
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The humidity, temperature and finicky nature of the old press can all influence the way the printing turns out.
Apple is famously finicky about details and control, including with its credit card.
Two years ago, AI chatbots were too finicky and error-prone to be reliable and broadly useful to most people, says Ram Bala, an associate professor of AI at Santa Clara University.
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
