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Definition of
picky adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
picky
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈpɪki
/
/
(
informal
)
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(
of a person
)
liking only particular things and difficult to please
synonym
fussy
a picky eater
She's very picky about her clothes.
See
picky
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Nearby words
pickup
adjective
pick up on
phrasal verb
picky
adjective
pick-your-own
adjective
picnic
noun