picky
/ˈpɪki/
picky adjective: fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
Adjective
picky (comparative pickier, superlative pickiest)
- 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.2018 June 4, Perri Klass, M.D., “When New Means No: Picky Eating as a Normal Toddler Phase”, in The New York Times
- Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.
- picky bits
- picky tea
Noun
picky (plural pickies)
picky meaning in Marathi, Telugu, Punjabi and Gujarati
picky in Marathi
- पिक्की
picky in Telugu
- పిక్కీ
picky in Punjabi
- ਪਿੱਕੀ
picky in Gujarati
- પિકી
More languagesFewer languages
- picky in Nepali
- पिक्की
Examples of picky in a sentence
- I scoff these as a mid-afternoon snack, as part of a 'picky tea' or even just because.
- Raise your hand if you love fried pickies (both my hands are raised).
- My granda would make everything from scratch and it was a wonderful feast of a picky tea.
Synonyms of picky
Forms of picky
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | pickier |
| superlative | pickiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | pickies |
| alternative form | piccy |
Origin of picky
From pick + -y.
Words formed from picky
Phrases with picky
Words that rhyme with picky
Questions about picky
- What does picky mean?
- Picky means fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
- What is picky in Marathi?
- Picky in Marathi is पिक्की. See Picky meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is picky?
- Picky can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce picky?
- Picky is pronounced /ˈpɪki/.
Words near picky in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: picky (page history and authors); picky (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picky (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picky (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picky (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); picky (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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