picky

English

Etymology

pick +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪki/
Rhymes: -ɪki

Adjective

picky (comparative pickier, superlative pickiest)

Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.

Synonyms

Translations

fussy, particular

Catalan: exigent (ca)
Chinese:
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Finnish: nirso (fi)
French: pointilleux (fr)
German: pingelig (de), wählerisch (de), anspruchsvoll (de)
Italian: esigente (it), puntiglioso (it), schizzinoso (it)
Korean: 까다롭다 (ko) (kkadaropda)

Luxembourgish: kriddeleg, pipeg (colloquial), glott (picky about food)
Maori: wahakawa (about food)
Norman: digoteux
Norwegian: pirkete
Persian: ضربه زننده‎
Portuguese: exigente (pt)
Russian: привере́дливый (ru) (priverédlivyj)
Spanish: exigente (es), selectivo
Swedish: kinkig (sv)

Noun

picky (plural pickies)

(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.

Alternative forms

piccy

Synonyms

pic

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