picky
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picky
- /ˈpɪki/
Rhymes with -ɪki
adjective pickier · pickiest
- Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right. I am very picky about the way my kitchen is laid out.
- Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose. picky bits
Similar: anal-retentive, choosy, finicky, fussy, particular, pedantic
noun pickies · piccy
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A picture.
And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.
Similar: pic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exacting, tough, choosy, hard, selective, challenging, demanding, difficult, eater, eaters, finicky, fussy, fastidious, nitpicky, punctilious, pernickety
adjective
Similar: anal-retentive, choosy, finicky, fussy, particular, pedantic
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