finicking

Example Sentences

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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)

He drew further into the shadow at sight of the figure which picked a finicking way along the passage and paused only at the open doorway to furl his umbrella.

From Jack O' Judgment by Wallace, Edgar

When I had done he said, with his finicking lisp, 'Seven days' cells, hard labour.'

From The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography by Murray, David Christie

"Dear niece," said Rachel, with an unusually fine and finicking accent.

From Aunt Rachel by Murray, David Christie