picky

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɪki/

Adjective

picky (comparative pickier, superlative pickiest)

1. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

   I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.

Synonyms

• anal-retentive
• choosy
• finicky
• fussy
• particular
• pedantic
• See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Translations

• French: pointilleux
• German: pingelig, wählerisch, anspruchsvoll
• Italian: esigente, puntiglioso, schizzinoso
• Portuguese: exigente
• Russian: привере́дливый
• Spanish: exigente, selectivo

Noun

picky (plural pickies)

1. (informal) A picture.
   • 1988 Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44

     And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.

Synonyms

• pic

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