Definitions
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- verb To display extreme daintiness or refinement.
- verb To trifle.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I do not finick about fearing what people think of “my father a banker at Brisbane” like Louis.
The Waves 2003
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That's why I wanted to make sure it was nice finick fox.
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The ladies, in their pretty language, signalized him as a 'finick.'
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The ladies, in their pretty language, signalized him as a 'finick.'
Evan Harrington — Complete George Meredith 1868
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The ladies, in their pretty language, signalized him as a 'finick.'
Evan Harrington — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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These animals, which grow as large as 50 pounds in just one year of life, don't fuss or finick when two dozen lures appear before them out of the blue.
unknown title 2009
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These animals, which grow as large as 50 pounds in just one year of life, don't fuss or finick when two dozen lures appear before them out of the blue.
unknown title 2009
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