variants
or less commonly choosey
choosier; choosiest
: fastidiously selective : particular
choosy shoppers
Synonyms
Examples of choosy in a Sentence
You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.
We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.
Recent Examples on the Web
After all, outdoorsy people are notoriously difficult to shop for (speaking from personal experience), but this list is full of picks that even the choosiest giftee will love.
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Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
But with limited budgets and already-bloated tech stacks, decision makers are becoming progressively choosy when evaluating new investments or which ones to rationalize.
—Toby Carrington, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
But as consumers prove increasingly choosy, that is changing.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The unique flavors are enough to impress even the choosiest casserole connoisseur.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
These were once common elements of most people’s diets; until relatively recently in human history, our ancestors could not afford to be so choosy.
—Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 8 May 2023
With thousands of already-existing emoji and limited spots available, the group must be very choosy with its new additions, Daniel said.
—Bycameron Chertavian, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2022
Now, with Colorado River reservoirs parched from two decades of unrelenting drought, the region has little room to be so choosy.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2022
Landing in a daylit part of the world would have clearly been preferable, but back in the Apollo era, returning lunar astronauts could not be so choosy.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Dec. 2022
Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
But with limited budgets and already-bloated tech stacks, decision makers are becoming progressively choosy when evaluating new investments or which ones to rationalize.
—Toby Carrington, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
But as consumers prove increasingly choosy, that is changing.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
The unique flavors are enough to impress even the choosiest casserole connoisseur.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023
These were once common elements of most people’s diets; until relatively recently in human history, our ancestors could not afford to be so choosy.
—Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 8 May 2023
With thousands of already-existing emoji and limited spots available, the group must be very choosy with its new additions, Daniel said.
—Bycameron Chertavian, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2022
Now, with Colorado River reservoirs parched from two decades of unrelenting drought, the region has little room to be so choosy.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2022
Landing in a daylit part of the world would have clearly been preferable, but back in the Apollo era, returning lunar astronauts could not be so choosy.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Choosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choosy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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choosy
adjective
variants
or choosey
choosier; choosiest
: very careful in choosing : particular
choosy shoppers
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