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picky

AdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt

  • //ˈpɪki//

Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

Adjektiv

  1. 1

    Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

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

    Most of the pickiest children were actually in the middle weight group, though a few were underweight and a few were overweight.

    Singletons have become 'pickier' about their potential partners following the pandemic, one dating expert has claimed - insisting they are now even more concerned about the 'pink flags' that could lead to 'red flag scenarios'.

  2. 2

    Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.

    picky bits

    picky tea

    […] a picky meal of bean-sprouts and humous […]

Herkunft

Etymology tree English pick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English picky From pick + -y.

Substantiv

  1. 1

    umgangssprachlichA picture.

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

Formen

Plural
pickies
Komparativ
pickier
Superlativ
pickiest
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