picky

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪki

Adjective

picky (comparative pickier, superlative pickiest)

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

   I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.

Translations

fussy, particular

• Catalan: exigent (ca)
• Finnish: nirso (fi)
• French: pointilleux (fr)
• German: pingelig (de)
• Jèrriais: digoteux
• Norwegian: pirkete (no)

• Persian: ضربه زننده (fa)
• Portuguese: exigente (pt)
• Russian: привередливый (ru) (priveredlivyj)
• Swedish: kinkig (sv)

Synonyms

• fussy
• particular
• anal retentive
• finicky
• pedantic
• choosy
• See also Wikisaurus:fastidious

Noun

picky (plural pickies)

1. (informal) A picture.
   • 1988 Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44

     And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.

Alternative forms

• piccy

Synonyms

• pic