1
as in choosey
hard to please
a picky cat who would only eat one particular kind of food, and only if it was served in his special dish
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2
as in selective
tending to select carefully
she's picky, but she always finds the best quality in fresh meat and fish
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Recent Examples of picky
My youngest son's the pickiest.
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Erin Clements, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Venus will have entered Virgo on September 19th, just days before, and while Mercury thrives in Virgo’s precision, Venus feels nit picky here.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
At this point, San Francisco cannot afford to be that picky.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Being selective or picky, is a normal part of dating.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Erin Clements, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Venus will have entered Virgo on September 19th, just days before, and while Mercury thrives in Virgo’s precision, Venus feels nit picky here.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
At this point, San Francisco cannot afford to be that picky.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Being selective or picky, is a normal part of dating.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picky
Adjective
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Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Others are highly selective public universities, such as the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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LinkedIn's algorithm is choosy.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Known for being among the choosiest of the choosy buildings and the longtime home of Henry Kissinger, whose sprawling duplex, full of green upholstery and black candles — very Sister Parish — has yet to come on the market since his death.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
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For decades, the vacuum was thought of as merely a finicky factor to be implemented as well as possible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even ignoring the trainers, just displaying the numbers of reps and sets, and showing me my range of motion and balance (despite that feature feeling very finicky), provided helpful information.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful of triggering an argument.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With a turtleneck and jeans For an ensemble that’s nice (and warm) enough to wear in practically any situation, just add an eye-catching topper to your usual cold-weather combo.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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Which would make a nice change of pace from the collective teeth-gnashing in FoCo lately.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The on-site restaurants, including a pizza joint, appeal to fussy eaters.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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But since the fussy Seinfeld character was initially created as an elevated version of David himself, this sowed understandable confusion on the Curb set.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The holdup has come from some persnickety deal points, like carving out international streaming rights and reaching consensus on the tech advancements Apple plans to use for its productions.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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But Wilson is in his comfort zone as ever with Anderson, playing Francis’s persnickety dedication to the trip’s itinerary with his typical generosity.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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My colleague David Ferrara and I spoke with university officials, immigrant experts and a former UC international student to learn more about what's at stake when this particular number drops.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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For January 2027 through September 2030, the property will be rented at 10% of the school's net income for that particular year, according to the lease agreement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Picky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picky. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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