finical [ˈfɪnɪkəl] a.
1.) Of persons, their actions and attributes: Over-nice or particular, affectedly fastidious, excessively punctilious or precise, in speech, dress, manners, methods of work, etc. Also of things: Over-scrupulously finished; excessively or affectedly fine or delicate in workmanship (O.E.D. 2nd Edition).
Etymology: Probably from fine, from Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin finis, end, supreme degree.
"—Oswald: What dost thou know me for?
—Kent: A knave; a rascal; an eater of broken meats; a base, proud,
shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy,
worsted-stocking knave; a lily-liver'd, action-taking, whoreson,
glass-gazing, superserviceable, finical rogue;
one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd in way of
good service, and art nothing but the composition of a knave,
beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrel bitch;
one whom I will beat into clamorous whining, if thou deny the
least syllable of thy addition." (King Lear, William Shakespeare, ~1605).
27 comments:
I think I actually like finical people :)
Love Lear and Cordelia painting, it's one of my fav Shakespeare's plays!
Eh, sometimes I don't like finical people..
The paintings are a very nice touch! :)
Sometimes also known as a-holes.
Obviously linked to "finicky" - do you know how?
that is not at all what i thought finical meant. now im thinking of all the times I used the word wrong.
finical? finicky? Good thing I'm neither so I can use them both
I second Dezmond's comments
Wonderful! Keep it coming! :)
I like finical strippers.
Is the pronunciation of this word commonly bastardized to "finicky" by the . . . wait for it . . . hoi polloi?
I agree with Dezmond. I think I like finical people as well. It's also possible I might be a tad finical at times.
you need more fancy curse words here, then i could insult people and they whould not know about it
Awesome word, love King Lear btw!
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This is great!
Haha, finical strippers ;D
gotta love Shakespeare!
I think "finical rogue" is a new favorite saying of mine.
The better-dressed and more professional big brother of 'finicky.'
Never heard of finical, thanks for sharing.
sometimes, I can be as stubborn as a finical...and I could only wish I can handle it better...or I wish I can be a person with atleast no finical so life would just be easy and better...but sometimes, when you made it right, it is worth rewarding.
your blog is beyond awesome, i love learning this new words.
I like this word; and also, Shakespeare for the win.
glad you found out the rhyming in my post...that means you read it! I haven't really thought about the rhyming, it just came natural, probably because the sentences were short.
love this word! but don't like the people who are associate with it. i know a few...
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I thought we called those people anal.
I like this "finical" word. I will use it!
Love this! Thank god i visited your blog, i needed to learn Something today....
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