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[ pik-ee ] / ˈpɪk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR picky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, pick·i·er, pick·i·est.extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles. Origin of pickyFirst recorded in 1865–70; pick1 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM pickypick·i·ness, nounWords nearby pickypickwick, Pickwickian, Pickwickianism, Pickwickian syndrome, Pickwick, Samuel, picky, picloram, picnic, picnic races, pico-, Pico de Aneto Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pickyAt the end of the day, survival is about calories, so I hope you’re not picky! The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|September 29, 2020|Popular Science Stink bait, a sharp hook, and a strand of 550 core line might just land you a catfish or some other “non-picky” eater. This essential survival tool can save your life 10 different ways|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|September 15, 2020|Popular Science Males also got shot down a lot, as picky females appear largely unmoved by most of their showmanship. Flamboyant cuttlefish save their bright patterns for flirting, fighting and fleeing|Helen Thompson|September 1, 2020|Science News We work in Adobe Premiere for video editing, but we are not picky about editing software. We’re Hiring A Part-Time Video And Motion Graphics Producer|Anna Rothschild|August 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Don’t be picky about who is getting it and don’t try to evaluate need or fine-tune quantities. How to Prevent Another Great Depression (Ep. 421)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 11, 2020|Freakonomics Surveys may portray us as picky, but in reality our foodie culture is thriving as never before. Brits Are Very Fussy Eaters|Emma Woolf|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Historically speaking, the first picky eaters were ancient doctors and religious leaders. Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat|Candida Moss|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST The French are picky; they never pay a fair price, but they have the best food. A Carpet Weaver’s Essential Afghan Memoir: Qais Akbar Omar’s ‘A Fort of Nine Towers’|John Kael Weston|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Levya likes to wear his glasses a particular way and is picky about his clothes and staying clean. Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt Explore Gay Adoption in ‘Any Day Now’|Maria Elena Fernandez|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST The trick, he says, is to be picky, even when it means saying no to a lot of money. After Sandy, Architecture for Humanity Gets Down to Work|Malcolm Jones|November 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST This is the end of all things, Picky, the saddest spot on earth. Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson Of course, fwoonk and pwink and tweelt and kroosh sounded alike to them, but let's don't be too picky about things. "My dear Picky, it had to come," said Booverman, with a shrug of his shoulders. Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for picky
adjective pickier or pickiestinformal fussy; finicky; choosy Derived forms of pickypickily, adverbpickiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pickycaptious, critical, dainty, fastidious, fault-finding, fussy, nice, particular, persnickety |