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finicky

[fin-i-kee] / ˈfɪn ɪ ki /


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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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Restaurants have struggled this year with rising costs for ingredients such as beef, scarce labor and more finicky customers.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025

It isn't "finicky" like some, can be frozen and revived without trouble, and is unusually good at hosting foreign DNA.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

The capsules themselves can be a little finicky, so if fuss-free is your priority, you may prefer the PAX.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Judging from that morning, she was pretty finicky about her books.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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