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picky
pick·y P0288500 (pĭk′ē)adj. pick·i·er, pick·i·est Informal Excessively meticulous; fussy. pick′i·ness n.picky (ˈpɪkɪ) adj, pickier or pickiestinformal fussy; finicky; choosy ˈpickily adv ˈpickiness npick•y (ˈpɪk i) adj. pick•i•er, pick•i•est. extremely fussy or finicky, usu. over trifles. [1865–70] pick′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | picky - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"finical, finicky, fussy, particularfastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" |
pickyadjective (Informal) fussy, particular, critical, carping, fastidious, dainty, choosy, finicky, cavilling, pernickety (informal), fault-finding, captious Everyone knows children are picky eaters.pickyadjectiveInformal. Very difficult to please:choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.Translations
picky
pickyExtremely particular, fussy, or choosy. My son was such a picky eater as a kid that at one point the only thing he would eat was white bread and sliced bananas—nothing else. Stop being so picky—one brand is as good as another!picky1. mod. choosy. Red, blue, green! What’s the difference? You are too picky. 2. mod. overly critical. I have to do it exactly right. My boss is very picky. picky
Synonyms for pickyadj fussySynonyms- fussy
- particular
- critical
- carping
- fastidious
- dainty
- choosy
- finicky
- cavilling
- pernickety
- fault-finding
- captious
Synonyms for pickyadj very difficult to pleaseSynonyms- choosy
- dainty
- exacting
- fastidious
- finical
- finicky
- fussy
- meticulous
- nice
- particular
- persnickety
- squeamish
Synonyms for pickyadj exacting especially about detailsSynonyms- finical
- finicky
- fussy
- particular
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