- picky adj
- ['pɪkɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl fam (pej: person) difficile
to be a picky eater — essere schizzinoso (-a) nel mangiare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
picky adj
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picky — (adj.) 1867, from PICK (Cf. pick) (v.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Pickiness … Etymology dictionary
picky — [adj] choosy, finicky captious, critical, dainty, fastidious, fault finding, fussy, nice, particular, persnickety; concept 404 Ant. accepting … New thesaurus
picky — adj. Picky is used with these nouns: ↑eater … Collocations dictionary
picky — ☆ picky [pik′ē ] adj. pickier, pickiest [ PICK3 + Y2] Informal overly fastidious or exacting; fussy … English World dictionary
picky — adj. (pickier, pickiest) colloq. excessively fastidious; choosy. Derivatives: pickiness n … Useful english dictionary
picky — [[t]pɪ̱ki[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is picky is difficult to please and only likes a small range of things. [INFORMAL] Some people are very picky about who they choose to share their lives with... Everyone knows children are picky … English dictionary
picky — pick|y [ˈpıki] adj informal someone who is picky only likes particular things and not others, and so is not easy to please ▪ He s a very picky eater … Dictionary of contemporary English
picky — [ˈpɪki] adj informal someone who is picky only likes things that are correct or suitable in every detail Syn: fussy … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
picky — pickiness, n. /pik ee/, adj., pickier, pickiest. extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles. [1865 70; PICK1 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
picky — pick·y || pɪkɪ adj. choosy, selective; fastidious, meticulous, stringent … English contemporary dictionary
picky — pick•y [[t]ˈpɪk i[/t]] adj. pick•i•er, pick•i•est extremely fussy or finicky, usu. over trifles • Etymology: 1865–70 pick′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
