Meaning

2 senses
  1. Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

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

  2. (UK, colloquial, not comparable)Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.

    picky bits

    picky tea

More definitions
  • exacting especially about details

Examples

184 sentences
  1. I know that Tom is picky.

    Я знаю, що Том перебірливий.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том привередлив.

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  2. I wonder if Tom is a picky eater.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.

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  3. I wonder whether Tom is a picky eater.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.

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  4. I wonder whether or not Tom is a picky eater.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.

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  5. I wonder whether Tom is a picky eater or not.

    Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.

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Forms

pickier, pickiest
Comparativepickier Lesson
Superlativepickiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • a picky eater
  • picky eater
  • is a picky
  • as picky as
  • picky about what
  • is very picky
  • be as picky

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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