finicking

Excessively detail-obsessed

Finicking means excessively fussy or meticulous, paying too much attention to trivial details.

Someone finicking over arrangements won't rest until every element is exactly right: She spent an hour finicking with the table settings.

The word is a variant of finicky, used as both adjective and verb.

fussy

picky

Excessively selective or particular

pernickety · finical · prissy · choosy · particular · hard-to-please · high-maintenance · overparticular · fault-finding · hair-splitting

meticulous

precise

Exactly correct, no error

perfectionist · detail-oriented · thorough · careful · diligent · conscientious · methodical · painstaking · rigorous · assiduous

critical

discerning

Having keen judgment

selective · hypercritical · overcritical · censorious · pedantic · discriminating · refined · sophisticated · exacting · uncompromising

Opposites
attention to detail

finickingcareless

Inattentive, prone to mistakes

slapdash · slipshod · haphazard · sloppy · negligent

standards and selectivity

finickingundemanding

Requiring minimal effort

unfussy · easygoing · undiscriminating · indiscriminating · accepting

temperament and ease

finickinglaid-back

Calm and unhurried

easygoing · relaxed · carefree · breezy · happy-go-lucky

Family

finickier, finickiest

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