picky
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just rightFussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
» I know that Tom is picky.
Я знаю, что Том привередлив.
Я знаю, що Том перебірливий.
Meaning
2 sensesFussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.
(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
- exacting especially about details
Examples
184 sentencesI know that Tom is picky.
Я знаю, що Том перебірливий.
ruЯ знаю, что Том привередлив.
I wonder if Tom is a picky eater.
Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.
I wonder whether Tom is a picky eater.
Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.
I wonder whether or not Tom is a picky eater.
Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.
I wonder whether Tom is a picky eater or not.
Мені цікаво, чи Том перебірливий у їжі.
Forms
pickier, pickiestSynonyms
7 synonyms- exacting especially about details:finicalfinickyfussyparticular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- a picky eater
- picky eater
- is a picky
- as picky as
- picky about what
- is very picky
- be as picky