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Meanings of picky in English

Exacting especially about details.

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Usage of picky in English
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Even picky eaters found flavors they liked among the 13 currently available.
Climbing Magazine
2
But I am really picky about the fashion jobs that I take.
The Guardian
3
Max is very picky and he just hated his room last year.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
4
And being picky, fastidious eaters, octopuses make the most of each meal.
Wired
5
Funny, when you think kids are so picky about what they eat.'
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
6
They're not picky, you know,' answered Andrey, contorting his face in disgust.
Metro 2033
7
The CEBQ seems more robust than the LBC in measuring picky eating.
Pubmed
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But can you really be picky, given the price you're paying?
The South African
9
But he's learned to be picky, only taking on work that challenges him.
The Guardian
10
I guess if you wanted to be picky you'd say it happened Saturday.
One for the money
11
These people are picky about who they let into their home.
The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
12
You just better hope you aren't cooking for a picky eater.
Wired
13
However, as the Plague demonstrates all too well, microorganisms aren't nearly so picky.
Fire Season
14
Her granddaughter was no new Jocelyn, but prisoners can't be picky.
Bitch is the new black: a memoir
15
If you choose to get nit-picky instead, I suspect it won't feel right.
Ebony
16
She said schools were being too picky about who they hired.
Radio NZ
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