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Picky

adjective/pˈɪki/
Definition
exacting especially about details
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɪki/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɪki/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɪki/
2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveexacting especially about details
“a finicky eater”
Word Forms
fussnouna quarrel about petty points
fussinessnoununnecessary elaborateness in details
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wählerisch
anspruchsvoll, vor allem in Bezug auf Details
🇫🇷French
difficile
exigeant surtout sur les détails
🇪🇸Spanish
quisquilloso
exigente especialmente en los detalles
🇮🇹Italian
esigente
esigente soprattutto nei dettagli
🇳🇱Dutch
kieskeurig
veeleisend, vooral op details
🇵🇹Portuguese
exigente
exigente especialmente sobre detalhes
🇷🇺Russian
придирчивый
требовательный, особенно к деталям
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नकचढ़े
विशेष रूप से विवरण के बारे में सटीक
🇧🇩Bengali
বাছাই করা
বিশেষ করে বিস্তারিত সম্পর্কে exacting
🇮🇳Tamil
தேர்ந்தெடுக்கும்
குறிப்பாக விவரங்களைப் பற்றி துல்லியமாக
🇮🇳Telugu
పిక్కీ
ముఖ్యంగా వివరాల గురించి ఖచ్చితమైనవి
🇮🇳Marathi
निवडक
विशेषत: तपशीलांबद्दल अचूकपणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચૂંટેલા
ખાસ કરીને વિગતો વિશે ચોક્કસ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೆಚ್ಚದ
ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ
ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵੇਰਵਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੁੱਛਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
چننے والا
خاص طور پر تفصیلات کے بارے میں پوچھنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
挑剔的
尤其对细节要求严格
🇯🇵Japanese
うるさい
特に細部にこだわる
🇰🇷Korean
까다로운
특히 세부 사항에 대해 엄격함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kén chọn
chính xác đặc biệt là về chi tiết
🇹🇭Thai
จู้จี้จุกจิก
เข้มงวดโดยเฉพาะเกี่ยวกับรายละเอียด
🇮🇩Indonesian
pemilih
menuntut terutama tentang detail
🇵🇭Filipino
mapili
mahigpit lalo na tungkol sa mga detalye
🇲🇾Malay
cerewet
teliti terutamanya tentang butiran
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
من الصعب إرضاءه
صارمة خاصة فيما يتعلق بالتفاصيل
🇮🇷Persian
ضربه زننده
سخت گیری به خصوص در مورد جزئیات
🇹🇷Turkish
seçici
özellikle ayrıntılar konusunda titiz
🇮🇱Hebrew
בררן
מקפיד במיוחד על פרטים
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What is the primary definition of the word 'picky'?
The primary meaning of 'picky' is 'exacting especially about details'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'picky' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'picky' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'picky' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'picky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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