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Meaning of finical in English:

finical

Pronunciation /ˈfɪnɪk(ə)l/

adjective

another term for finicky
‘But it is what the elites fancy, as couldn't be clearer than from the squeal of triumph with which the magazine's finical architecture critic announced the organisation's choice.’
  • ‘I mean, take that scene in ‘King Lear’ where Kent harangues Oswald as being ‘a lily-livered, action-taking, whoreson, glass-gazing, super-serviceable, finical rogue’.’

Origin

Late 16th century (probably originally university slang): probably from fine+ -ical, perhaps suggested by Middle Dutch fijnkens ‘accurately, neatly, prettily’.