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  • 111fin´i|cal|ness — fin|i|cal «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective. too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish. ╂[apparently < fine1 + ic + al1] –fin´i|cal|ly, adverb. –fin´i|cal|ness, noun …

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  • 112fin´i|cal|ly — fin|i|cal «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective. too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish. ╂[apparently < fine1 + ic + al1] –fin´i|cal|ly, adverb. –fin´i|cal|ness, noun …

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  • 113fin|i|cal — «FIHN uh kuhl», adjective. too dainty or particular; too precise; fussy. SYNONYM(S): mincing, overnice, fastidious, squeamish. ╂[apparently < fine1 + ic + al1] –fin´i|cal|ly, adverb. –fin´i|cal|ness, noun …

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  • 114pris´si|ness — pris|sy «PRIHS ee», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. too precise and fussy: »For nearly three hours poised, precise, prissy [he] detailed his secret career as a Communist and a spy (Time). 2. too easily shocked; overnice …

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  • 115pris´si|ly — pris|sy «PRIHS ee», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. too precise and fussy: »For nearly three hours poised, precise, prissy [he] detailed his secret career as a Communist and a spy (Time). 2. too easily shocked; overnice …

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  • 116pris|sy — «PRIHS ee», adjective, si|er, si|est. U.S. Informal. 1. too precise and fussy: »For nearly three hours poised, precise, prissy [he] detailed his secret career as a Communist and a spy (Time). 2. too easily shocked; overnice …

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