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picksome

Syllables: pick·some/ˈpɪksəm/

picksome adjective: characterised by picking and choosing, or by being picky; selective.

Adjective

picksome (comparative more picksome, superlative most picksome)

  1. Characterised by picking and choosing, or by being picky; selective.
    • The former is fastidious, and to be thus selective, thus picksome, is surely a virtue.1948, Ivor John Carnegie Brown, No idle words
    • “[...] And you know our Rachel can become notoriously picksome when she doesn't get her way.”2013, Sarita Leone, Masquerade
  2. Valued for picking; choice; select.

Forms of picksome

comparativemore picksome
superlativemost picksome

Origin of picksome

From pick + -some.

Words formed from picksome

Words that rhyme with picksome

Questions about picksome

What does picksome mean?
Picksome means characterised by picking and choosing, or by being picky; selective.
What part of speech is picksome?
Picksome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce picksome?
Picksome is pronounced /ˈpɪksəm/.

Words near picksome in the dictionary

  1. picks up what someone is laying down
  2. picks up what someone is putting down
  3. picksies
  4. picksman
  5. picksmen
  6. picksome
  7. picksomeness
  8. Pickstock
  9. picksy
  10. pickt
  11. Pickthall

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